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. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):371–377. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0386

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Figure 1. — Plain and enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans from patient no. 1. The CT scans were obtained before (A and B) the first surgery and (C and D) the second surgery. (A) Plain CT of the chest showing that the hydatid occupied the whole left thoracic cavity (arrow). (B) Enhanced CT of the chest showing the vesicae that were formed as a result of Echinococcus granulosus infection (arrow). (C and D) Plain CTs of the abdominal and pelvic cavities showing multiple hydatids in these cavities and vesicae that were formed as a result of E. granulosus infection (arrows).