Ultrasound and abdominal hydatid disease.
Twenty-two hydatid cysts have been accurately located in the abdomens of seven patients by ultrasound B-scanning. Lapartomy has confirmed the presence of 19 of these cysts. Grey-scale techniques do not appear to add appreciably to the ease of diagnosis in this condition. Ultrasound can give the clinician a good idea of the extent of the disease process and has the advantage of being completely non-invasive.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography