Intrabiliary rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst--imaging features.
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1998-07-26
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Intrabiliary rupture leading to biliary obstruction is a rare but serious presentation of hepatic echinococcosis. Four such cases are presented. Imaging studies including sonography, computed tomography and/or cholangiography, done in all patients led to a definite preoperative diagnosis which was later confirmed at surgery. Biliary tree dilatation was detected in three out of four patients, hydatid contents were seen in three patients and definite cysto-biliary communication was documented in two.
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Kapoor A, Vashisht S, Sharma R. Intrabiliary rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst--imaging features. Tropical Gastroenterology. 1998 Jul-Sep; 19(3): 115-7