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Water-lily sign: A case report
- Source :
- International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research. 4:757
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Scholar Science Journals, 2013.
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Abstract
- Echinococcosis (or hydatid disease) is a zoonotic disease caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus alveolaris. It continues to be endemic in developing countries including India. Liver is the most common organ involved but the parasite can affect any organ in the body. A 45 year old lady who presented with abdominal pain was subjected to ultrasonography and MRI of the abdomen which showed the characteristic “water lily sign” of hydatid cyst. Patient underwent pericystectomy, and on followup screening ultrasound has remained free of disease recurrence.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain
biology
business.industry
Disease
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Echinococcosis
Zoonotic disease
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Echinococcus
parasitic diseases
Water lily
medicine
Abdomen
medicine.symptom
Echinococcus granulosus
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22293809
- Volume :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........01f87c8dcc7768a726387b0ecad44f0f