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

Mario Corona; Alessandro Cannavale; Antonio Bruni; Emanuele Boatta; Massimiliano Allegritti; Pierleone Lucatelli; Fabrizio Fanelli; Armando Pucci; Carolina Paciotti; Filippo Maria Salvatori

doi:10.4103/0971-3026.95399

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

Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2012 Jan;22(1):23-6. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.95399.

Authors

Mario Corona¹, Alessandro Cannavale, Antonio Bruni, Emanuele Boatta, Massimiliano Allegritti, Pierleone Lucatelli, Fabrizio Fanelli, Armando Pucci, Carolina Paciotti, Filippo Maria Salvatori

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports