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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Hepatic Hydatid Disease: A Pictorial Review with Emphasis on Atypical Presentations and Differential Diagnosis [PDF]

Diagnostics
Hepatic echinococcosis, caused by Echinococcus species, remains a significant global health concern, with cystic echinococcosis (CE) being widespread and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) representing a rarer but more aggressive form.
Jelena Djokic Kovač, Aleksandra Đikić-Rom, Aleksandra Janković, Nikica Grubor, Aleksandra Đurić-Stefanović, Aleksandar Bogdanović, Milica Mitrović, Ognjan Skrobić, Andrija Antić, Đorđe Knežević, Goran Đuričić, Predrag Zdujić, Nemanja Bidžić   +12 more
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Multilocular hepatic echinococcosis mimicking hepatic malignancy in a child: A diagnostic dilemma [PDF]

IDCases
Multilocular (alveolar) hepatic echinococcosis is an uncommon parasitic disease that may closely resemble malignant hepatic tumors because of its infiltrative growth pattern and complex internal architecture.
Rupayan Kundu, Himanshi Batra, Anmol Kasera, Akhila Prasad, Akanksha Yadav, Ankit Batra   +5 more
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Inflammatory exacerbation of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis during dupilumab therapy: A case report [PDF]

IDCases
Background: Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare but potentially fatal parasitic disease characterized by slow, infiltrative hepatic growth. Disease progression is strongly influenced by host immune status, and atypical courses have been reported in ...
Takumu Hasebe, Honami Tanaka, Masami Abe, Chitomi Hasebe, Shin Otake, Hidemi Hayashi, Yu Ota, Koji Sawada, Shoichiro Mizukami, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masahiro Kitada, Yasuhito Sako, Akira Sakata, Sayaka Yuzawa, Hideki Yokoo   +14 more
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a diagnostic challenge

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011
We report a case of alveolar echinococcosis involving the liver in a 61-year-old male. Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare chronic and progressive disease, which can involve mostly liver and in rare cases lung and brain.
O Yapici, S M Erturk, M Ulusay, A Ozel, A Halefoglu, Z Karpat, M Basak   +6 more
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]

Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2018
A 79-year old female patient with past history of breast adenocarcinoma underwent an abdominal computed tomography (CT) for asthenia and nausea.
DETRY, Olivier, MEURISSE, Nicolas, Delwaide, Jean, GIOT, Jean-Baptiste, LEONARD, Philippe, Losson, Bertrand, Hayette, Marie-Pierre, BLETARD, Noëlla, Meunier, Paul, Honoré, Pierre   +9 more
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Advances in the pharmacological treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: From laboratory to clinic

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. Because of its characteristics of diffuse infiltration and growth similar to tumors, the disability rate and mortality rate are ...
Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xinye Qian, Xinye Qian, Cancan Gao, Yuan Pang, Yuan Pang, Hu Zhou, Hu Zhou, Hu Zhou, Lizhen Zhu, Lizhen Zhu, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Mingquan Pang, Mingquan Pang, Defang Wu, Defang Wu, Wenhao Yu, Wenhao Yu, Fanyu Kong, Fanyu Kong, Dalin Shi, Dalin Shi, Yuting Guo, Yuting Guo, Yuting Guo, Xiaoxia Su, Xiaoxia Su, Wang Hu, Wang Hu, Jun Yan, Xiaobin Feng, Haining Fan, Haining Fan   +37 more
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Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis Mimicking Hepatic Malignancy [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Sadullah Şimşek, Mehmet Salih Karaca, Tarık Sağlam   +2 more
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Kidney invasion occurred 2 years following liver transplantation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The organ most commonly invaded in echinococcosis is the liver; the lungs, brain, kidneys, heart, and spleen are rarely invaded, and multi-organ involvement in echinococcosis is even rarer.
Qirui Hu, Simin Chen, Yichen Fan, Qian Lu, Manjun Deng, Haining Fan   +5 more
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The Application of Preoperative Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Visualization Digital Technology in the Surgical Treatment of Hepatic Echinococcosis in Tibet

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Objective: The present study aims to explore the application value of three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction technology in the preoperative evaluation of patients with complicated hepatic echinococcosis in Tibet.Methods: A total of 200 patients with ...
Jun Zhang, DAWA, DAWA, Duojie Suolang, Duojie Suolang, Yanming Lei, Yanming Lei, Jiayun Wang, Jiayun Wang, Dunzhu Basang, Dunzhu Basang   +10 more
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Cardiac echinococcosis, a multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity: two case reports and literature review [PDF]

Folia Medica, 2023
We present two case reports of cardiac echinococcosis. Case 1 was a 33-year-old woman with hepatic and cardiac echinococcosis. The parasitic cyst was located intramyocardially in the free wall of the left ventricle leading to cranial dislocation of the ...
Assen Kelchev, Boyan Kunev, Anelia Partenova, Kamelia Genova, Dimitar Nikolov   +4 more
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