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When Silence Speaks: A Perforated Hepatic Cyst, Intact Omental Cyst, and Cholelithiasis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT A 39‐year‐old man from an echinococcosis‐endemic region presented with acute left upper quadrant pain. Imaging revealed cholelithiasis, a hepatic and a large abdominal cystic masses, and significant free peritoneal fluid. Urgent laparotomy unexpectedly disclosed three concurrent pathologies: chronic calculous cholecystitis, a perforated ...
Hematian M, Torabi P, Sayyari M, Rahmati R, Ghanbari Boroujeni MR, Rahimi R.   +5 more
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Hydatid Cyst of the Right Atrium With Hepatic and Pulmonary Involvement and Concomitant Pulmonary Embolism, Presenting With Massive Haemoptysis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) shows a large, well‐circumscribed multicystic mass with multiple internal cysts of varying sizes which represent daughter cysts involving the RA cavity, highly suggestive of hydatid cyst of right atrium, a rare phenomenon of cardiac Echinococcus.
Poursadegh F, Amini M, Ghasemi J, Poorzand H, Hoseinikhah H, Farzadnia M, Mozdourian M, Rezaeetalab F, Faridzadeh A.   +8 more
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A Novel Approach to Recurrent Hepatic Hydatid Cyst Using EUS-Guided Aspiration and Ethanol Injection: A Case Report and Focused Literature Review. [PDF]

Case Rep Gastrointest Med
Background Hepatic hydatid disease, a manifestation of cystic echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus, remains endemic in many regions and poses a persistent therapeutic challenge. Although surgery is often employed for definitive management, recurrence, procedural risks, and anatomical constraints have led to growing interest in minimally ...
Ebrahimi P, Esmaeilnia Shirvani A, Golparvar Azizi M, Razjouyan H, Abedi SH.   +4 more
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Hydatid Cyst of the Thyroid Gland With Concurrent Hepatic Involvement: A Rare Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Hydatidosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, most commonly affects the liver and lungs, while thyroid involvement is exceptionally rare and can mimic other cystic thyroid lesions. We report a 40‐year‐old woman with no history of animal exposure who presented with anterior neck swelling, odynophagia, and abdominal discomfort. She had a prior
Saffar H, Nozheh A, Edalati M.
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Application of Multi-Slice Computed Tomography for the Preoperative Diagnosis and Classification of Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis

Pathogens, 2021
Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis remains a serious threat to public health. A standardized, imaging-based classification method for pulmonary echinococcosis has not yet been developed despite the existence of a standardized ultrasound classification ...
Lizhong Wu, Pema, Longlong Mu, Mingjue Si, Jie Xu, Guojie Ciren, Lingling Cai   +6 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of a case of hepatic mixed echinococcosis infection combined with distant organ metastasis

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Hydatidosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus , which is highly prevalent in pastoral areas. In China, this disease is mainly caused by Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis .
Xiaolei Xu, Cancan Gao, Haiwen Ye, Zhixin Wang, Zhan Wang, Ying Zhou, Haijiu Wang, Bao Zhang, Mingquan Pang, Hu Zhou, Siyu Pan, Mingen Zhao, Haining Fan   +12 more
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The application of laparoscopy combined with indocyanine green fluorescence imaging technique for hepatic cystic echinococcosis

BMC Surgery, 2020
Background With the mature application of laparoscopy in hepatobiliary surgery, laparoscopic treatment of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (CE) has made certain progress.
Yu-Peng Li, Zhi-Gang Ma, Tuerhongjiang Tuxun, Zhi-De Li, Yuan Meng, Xiong Chen   +5 more
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Massive sympathetic nerve infiltration in advanced hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report and review of the literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease that mostly affects the liver, with vascular invasion and a protean clinical symptom. However, no reports of sympathetic nerve infiltration in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis have been reported ...
Zongding Wang, Tiemin Jiang, Tuerganaili Aji, Hao Wen   +3 more
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A Giant Hepatic Cyst Mimicking Echinococcosis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Echinococcosis is a life-threatening disease for humans. It occurs all over the world. We report a case of large and complicated hepatic cyst mimicking the Echinococcosis. A 68-year-old female was referred with epigastric pain.
Leszek Sułkowski, Maciej Matyja, Artur Pasternak   +2 more
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Hepatic echinococcosis: A review

Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2018
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a widely endemic helminthic disease caused by infection with metacestodes (larval stage) of the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm and transmitted by dogs. E. granulosus are common parasites in certain parts of the world, and are present on every continent with the exception of Antarctica.
Namita Bhutani, Pradeep Kajal
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