If parasitic infection is suspected, a blood-based antibody test can be performed to confirm if Echinococcus tapeworms are present. Most benign or simple liver cysts don't need to be treated.

Sonography suggested the presence of an echinococcal cyst in segment VIII of the liver. Computed tomography confirmed this finding and showed no other cysts. On the basis of serological tests and ...

This did not meet the criteria for an echinococcus cyst. Computed tomography was then performed (Figure). Under the working diagnosis of amoebic abscess without symptoms of enteritis (60% of cases ...