Hydatid Disease of the Liver | ||
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 53-55 PDF (197.32 K) | ||
Document Type: Images in Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2014.16526 | ||
Authors | ||
Ahmed Abdelrahim1; A. Elzaki* 2; H. Osman3 | ||
1Alzaiem Alazhari University, College of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, Sudan | ||
2College of Applied Medical Science, Taif University, Taif ,KSA | ||
3College of Medical Radiologic Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan | ||
Abstract | ||
We reported a 40 years old male with a chronic RUQ pain, an enlarged liver and a palpable mass. The patient was referred to the x-ray department for a longitudinal abdominal ultrasound. A cystic mass with floating membrane and posterior enhancement was reported indicating a Liver hydatid cyst. The Hydatid cyst was in the range of Gharbi’s type II. | ||
Keywords | ||
Liver; Hydatid cyst; Ultrasonography; Echinococcosis | ||
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