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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2012; 22(01): 23-26
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.95399
Interventional Radiology

Case report: Percutaneous treatment of multiple honeycomb-like liver hydatid cysts (type III CE2, according to WHO classification)

Mario Corona
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Alessandro Cannavale
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Antonio Bruni
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Emanuele Boatta
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Massimiliano Allegritti
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Pierleone Lucatelli
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Fabrizio Fanelli
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Armando Pucci
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Carolina Paciotti
Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Filippo Maria Salvatori
Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Abstract

Percutaneous treatment has been developing as a reliable and effective alternative to surgery in the treatment of liver hydatid cysts. However, percutaneous treatment is strongly recommended only for some types of hydatid cysts (types I and II). We report a patient with type III (CE2, according to the WHO classification) multiple liver hydatid cysts treated with the PAIR (puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration) technique. The patient developed a secondary biliary fistula, which ultimately healed.

Keywords

Computed tomography - hydatid liver disease - interventional treatment


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30 July 2021

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