Clinical Characteristics and Management of the Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal

Table 3

Cyst characteristics in USG and CT abdomen.

Cyst characteristics	Number	%
USG abdomen
Unilocular anechoic cystic lesion	13	33.3
Multiseptated cyst	3	7.7
Cyst with detached membranes	5	12.8
Cyst with daughter cysts	5	12.8
Cyst with heterogenous contents	8	20.5
Calcified wall	2	5.1
Features suggestive of infection	3	7.7
Total	39	100.0
CT abdomen
Unilocular simple cystic lesion	12	29.3
Multiseptated cyst	4	9.8
Cyst with detached membranes	5	12.2
Cyst with daughter cysts	5	12.2
Cyst with heterogenous contents	1	2.4
Calcified wall	11	26.8
Features suggestive of infection	3	7.3
Total	41	100.0