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Hydatid Mesoarteritis in the Abdominal Aorta: Case Report

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

J.M. Gonzalez-Orus Marcos

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

F. Dominguez Hernandez

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

L.E. Ortega Martin-Corral

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

A. Ingelmo Morin

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

M.J. Alonso Martin

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

J. Montero Gómez

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

A. Gómez Alonso

Department of Surgery, Facility of Medicine, Hospital Clinic University, Salamanca, Spain

A rare case of hydatid disease, presenting as a 12 cm. cyst in the arterial wall of the abdominal aorta, with progressive chronic ischemia of the lower limbs and repeated episodes of shock is reported. The diagnostic problems, surgical procedure and follow-up are presented. This is the first reported case in the literature.

Angiology, Vol. 36, No. 12, 889-894 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978503601209


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