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Erschienen in: Abdominal Radiology 11/2017

12.07.2017 | Classics in Abdominal Imaging

The water lily sign

Erschienen in: Abdominal Radiology | Ausgabe 11/2017

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Infection with Echinococcus tapeworms, echinococcosis, has two forms: hydatid or unilocular cyst disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, and alveolar cyst disease, caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. The hydatid cysts of E. granulosus most commonly involve the liver and lung but can be found in almost all parts of the human body [1]. The hydatid cyst has three layers: the outer pericyst, the middle laminated membrane, and the inner germinal layer. Imaging has a major role in the diagnosis and several signs characteristic for the disease have been described [2]. …
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Zurück zum Zitat King CH, Fairley JK (2015) Tapeworms (Cestodes). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s principles and practice of ınfectious diseases, 8th edn. Philadelphia: Saunders, pp 3233–3235 King CH, Fairley JK (2015) Tapeworms (Cestodes). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s principles and practice of ınfectious diseases, 8th edn. Philadelphia: Saunders, pp 3233–3235
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Titel
The water lily sign
Publikationsdatum
12.07.2017
Erschienen in
Abdominal Radiology / Ausgabe 11/2017
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Elektronische ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1183-7

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