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(a, b) Computed tomography (CT) scan showing a fistula between hydatid cyst and gallbladder.
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Operative image showing a hydatid cyst of segment IV adherent to the gallbladder.
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The exploration did not show any other cystic lesions (Figure 2).
Operative image showing a fistulous communication between a liver hydatid cyst and the gallbladder.
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After using a scolicidal agent in the operating field, resection of the protruding dome along with cholecystectomy was performed (Figure 3).
Gallstone removal from the gallbladder.
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When the gallbladder was opened, macrolithiasis and daughter cysts were found (Figure 4) and the exploration of the residual cavity did not show any biliary fistula.