Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Hepatol. Oct 8, 2016; 8(28): 1169-1181
Published online Oct 8, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i28.1169
Table 1 The Gharbi classification of hydatid cysts
TypeCharacteristics
IUnilocular cyst, wall and internal echogonicities
IICyst with detached membrane (water-lily sign)
IIIMultivesicular, multiseptated cyst, daughter cyst (honeycomb pattern)
IVHererogeneous cyst, no daughter vesicules
VCyst with partially or completely calcified wall