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Table 5 Ultrasound findings in 15 patients with intra-abdominal cystic echinococcosis graded according to the proposed international classification (5)*

From: Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity

 

Definite/probable hepatic (N = 4)

Possible hepatic (n = 8)

Possible kidney (N = 1)

Probable splenic (N = 1)

Possible splenic (N = 1)

CL

-

-

-

-

-

CE1

-

3

1

-

-

CE2

1

2

-

-

-

CE3

-

-

-

-

-

CE4

3

-

-

1

1

CE5

-

3

-

-

-

  1. *Ultrasounds were no longer available for review on the other 15 patients with intra-abdominal disease.