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Hydatid cyst of the liver communicating with the left colon
A Lo Casto1, S Salerno, M Grisanti
1Istituto di Metodologie Diagnostiche Avanzate-Ismeda, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Tukory, Palermo, Italy.
The British Journal of Radiology
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Rupture and secondary infection are common complications of hydatid cyst in the liver. Ultrasound and CT findings are reported in a case of hydatid cyst which has ruptured directly into the left colon. Rupture of hydatid cyst into a hollow viscus is extremely rare. CT demonstrated partial drainage of the cyst contents with the creation of an air-fluid level.