title: Hydatid cyst of the liver communicating with the left colon.
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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Metodologie Diagnostiche Avanzate-Ismeda, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Tukory, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lo Casto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grisanti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mastrandrea
mesh_terms: 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