Hepatic hydatid cyst disease in low- and middle-income countries: Spectrum of imaging findings and complications

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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 123946
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.123946

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Figure 12 Fat and gas within hydatid cyst disease. A and B: Computed tomography (CT) axial and coronal CT images showing a focal fat density lobule within the hydatid cyst in the right lobe of the liver (arrows); C and D: Axial CT sections from two different patients showing air specks and air-fluid levels within the hydatid cyst (arrows). This was iatrogenic due to surgical deroofing of the cyst in C and due to superinfection of the cyst in D.

Citation: Khandwala K, Sajjad M, Hussain Z, Zeeshan M, Hilal K. Hepatic hydatid cyst disease in low- and middle-income countries: Spectrum of imaging findings and complications. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(8): 123946
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.123946

Khandwala K, Sajjad M, Hussain Z, Zeeshan M, Hilal K. Hepatic hydatid cyst disease in low- and middle-income countries: Spectrum of imaging findings and complications. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(8): 123946 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.123946]

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