title: Subcutaneous rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst.
abstract: Hepatic hydatid cysts are common entities. We present an unusual case of a hepatic hydatid cyst which had ruptured into the subcutaneous tissues of the anterior abdominal wall. The possible causes, imaging features and recent literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. kemrad@vsnl.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Supe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous