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Water Lily Sign of Hydatid Cyst
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  • Update Date: 21 Apr 2025
  • Hydatid cyst
  • Water lily sign
  • Radiology
  • Ultrasound
  • Parasitology
  • Marwa Omar
Video Introduction

This video is adapted from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TxizZl7HOE

The water lily sign is a very common finding in radiological diagnosis of Hydatid disease.

It is a transitional phase between active and inactive cysts.

It is mainly caused by a detachment of the laminated layer, which then floats within the contents of the cyst.

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Omar, M. Water Lily Sign of Hydatid Cyst. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1588 (accessed on 05 December 2025).
Omar M. Water Lily Sign of Hydatid Cyst. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1588. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Omar, Marwa. "Water Lily Sign of Hydatid Cyst" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1588 (accessed December 05, 2025).
Omar, M. (2025, April 20). Water Lily Sign of Hydatid Cyst. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1588
Omar, Marwa. "Water Lily Sign of Hydatid Cyst." Encyclopedia. Web. 20 April, 2025.
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