Hydatid cyst of the liver communicating with the left colon.
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.
Lo Casto
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Istituto di Metodologie Diagnostiche Avanzate-Ismeda, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Tukory, Palermo, Italy.
Salerno
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Grisanti
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Mastrandrea
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D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed