Ultrasound diagnosis of liver hydatid disease

A clinical study of 42 patients with hydatid disease was carried out using a real-time gray scale B-scanner. All cases were confirmed surgically. The ultrasound characteristics of the hydatid cysts were classified into three groups: Type I, simple hydatid cyst (19 of the 42 cases), type II, hydatid...

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Published inActa radiologica (1987) Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 161
Main Authors Gürses, N, Sungur, R, Ozkan, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1987
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - classification
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography
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Summary:A clinical study of 42 patients with hydatid disease was carried out using a real-time gray scale B-scanner. All cases were confirmed surgically. The ultrasound characteristics of the hydatid cysts were classified into three groups: Type I, simple hydatid cyst (19 of the 42 cases), type II, hydatid cyst with a disrupted wall and septa (14 cases), and type III, hydatid cyst with a heterogeneous echo pattern (9 cases). It was concluded that ultrasound classification of the cysts increases diagnostic accuracy. However, if a hydatid cyst becomes secondarily infected these typical changes are lost and the ultrasound diagnosis may then become more difficult. Periodic examinations should be performed with ultrasound after surgery.
ISSN:0284-1851
DOI:10.1177/028418518702800205