Diagnosis and treatment experience of atypical hepatic cystic echinococcosis type 1 at a tertiary center in China

Figure 3 Hepatic cyst diagnosis and treatment. A: Cystic echinococcosis type 1 (CE1) misdiagnosed as a hepatic cyst and treated by percutaneous aspiration, the arrowhead indicating the aspiration needle; B: Post-treatment follow-up revealing recurrence of a hepatic hydatid cyst (arrowhead) with hydatid implanted in the intercostal space (arrowhead); C: Conventional ultrasound diagnosing two simple hepatic cysts; D: Follow-up examination confirming the diagnosis of CE compressing the right hepatic pedicle.