Hydatid cyst of the pancreatic tail. Ultrasonic features including application of the Escudero-Nemenow sign.
Pancreatic involvement by Echinococcus granulosus is rare. A case of hydatid cyst of the tail of the pancreas is presented with the radiological and ultrasonic appearances. Real-time ultrasound examination revealed an alteration in shape of the cyst with respiration, analogous to the Escudero-Nemenow sign in pulmonary hydatid cyst fluoroscopy.
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography