Abstract

Liver cyst hydatic (LCH) is an important parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus spp. Rupture of the biliary tract is an important and serious complication. It is often diagnosed on a suspicious clinical findings by radiologic imaging procedures. But, complicated hydatid cyst disease can show different radiological images, as they can simulate any disease. Here, we reported a case which diagnosed cholangiocellular carcinoma in primary diagnosis by ultrasonographic evaluation but diagnosed hydatid cyst in endoscopy evaluation. A 30-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with 1 year continuous severe abdominal pain aggravated for 1 month.How to cite this articleKefeli A, Basyigit S, Yeniova AO, Nazligul Y. Complicated Hydatid Cyst: Ultrasonographic Illusion and Endoscopic Diagnosis. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):65-66.

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  • Complicated Hydatid Cyst: Ultrasonographic Illusion and Endoscopic Diagnosis

  • To the Editor, Liver cyst hydatic (LCH) is an important parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus spp

  • Dilatation of intrahepatic biliary tree was detected and common bile duct was 19 mm in diameter and a solid lesion inside the distal section of the lumen appeared like cholangiocellular carcinoma

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Complicated Hydatid Cyst: Ultrasonographic Illusion and Endoscopic Diagnosis To the Editor, Liver cyst hydatic (LCH) is an important parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus spp. Rupture of the biliary tract is an important and serious complication. We reported a case which diagnosed cholangiocellular carcinoma in primary diagnosis by ultrasonographic evaluation but diagnosed hydatid cyst in endoscopy evaluation.

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