Summary of patient characteristics, US cyst appearance, and imaging and serological behaviour over time of patients included in the study series.

<p>Percentages refer to the number of subset observations on the total number of observations per row. Unless indicated otherwise, numbers refer to patients. Pts = patients.</p

Summary of patient characteristics and follow-up details of all subjects diagnosed with inactive CE cysts during the investigated period.

<p>Results refer to patient numbers and percentages of patients within each group (included in our case series, excluded from our case series, and all patients combined, defined in columns). The sum of values within columns may exceed total number of patients per column as one patient may belong to different categories.</p

WHO-IWGE ultrasound classification of echinococcal cysts.

<p>CE1 and CE2 (active cysts), CE3A and CE3B (transitional cysts), and CE4 and CE5 (inactive cysts) <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003057#pntd.0003057-WHOIWGE1" target="_blank">[8]</a>.</p