PMC2651114_01
Case 1 - Hydatid cyst in the right lung. Posteroanterior chest film shows a well demarcated oval opacity occupying the right middle zone.
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Posteroanterior and right lateral chest x-rays (Fig 1) revealed a large dense round well demarcated opacity involving the mid zone of the right lung field posteriorly.
Case 1 - Ultrasound of right lung shows a large cystic lesion with a with the double wall sign.
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Ultrasonography revealed large simple cysts in the right lung (Fig 2) and the spleen (Fig 3).
Case 1 - Hydatid cyst of the spleen. Ultrasound of the spleen showing a cystic lesion in the spleen.
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Ultrasonography revealed large simple cysts in the right lung (Fig 2) and the spleen (Fig 3).
Case 1 - Operative view Hydatid cyst of the spleen. The cyst is being removed whilst preserving the spleen.
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The splenic cyst (Fig 4) was removed six weeks later, preserving the spleen.
Case 2 - Hydatid cyst head of pancreas-upper GI contrast using barium shows pressure effect of the cyst on the duodenum.
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Barium meal was suggestive of a large radiolucent mass involving the head of the pancreas with enlargement of the duodenal curve and pressure effect resulting in partial duodenal obstruction (Fig 5).