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Ultrasound demonstration of a leaking hydatid cyst of the liver causing "cyst within a cyst" appearance

Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Imaging, Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire OL6 9RW, UK ^* Ormskirk District General Hospital, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 2AZ, UK

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Echinococcal disease may affect any part of the body; the liver is the most frequently affected organ (75%) (Saidi, 1976). Although a cyst with internal septation or loculation is the classical ultrasound description of hydatid cyst of the liver, in reality unilocular cysts are more frequently encountered (Sciarrino et al, 1991). On ultrasound unilocular hydatid cysts are usually indistinguishable from innocent simple hepatic cysts, which are common incidental findings during ultrasound examination of the liver. Moreover, in a non-endemic area the index of suspicion is low and the possible diagnosis of hydatid disease may not be entertained when unilocular cysts are detected in the liver.

Key Words: Unilocular hydatid cyst • Simple liver cyst • endocyst • "Cyst within a cyst"