Fig. 18From: Role of the radiologist in the diagnosis and management of the two forms of hepatic echinococcosisLarge cystic echinococcosis lesion of the left liver at CE3b stage discovered during an investigation of abdominal pain. A T2-weighted MR image in the coronal plane: loss of continuity of the cyst wall (arrowheads) in contact with the gastric antrum. B CT image in the axial plane obtained during the portal phase of enhancement: close contact between the cyst wall and the gastric antrum (arrow). C CT image in the axial plane obtained during the portal phase in a context of fever and abdominal pain 3Â months after the start of anti-parasitic treatment. Appearance of digestive content and air-fluid level within the CE lesion. Direct communication between the cyst and the gastric antrum (arrow). D Same lesion in T2-weighted MR image in the axial plane. Note the emptying of most daughter cysts, a sign of evacuation in the digestive tractBack to article page