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Case Series of Cystic Echinococcosis Over a Twelve-year Period at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Oman Medical Journal, 2023
Objectives: Cystic echinococcosis is a worldwide zoonosis that is endemic in many countries including some in the Middle East. Exact prevalence rates for human echinococcosis are unknown for Oman.
Kowthar Salman Hassan, Asma Al Balushi, Prashanth Kumar P, Hashim Ba Wazir, Badriya Al Adawi   +4 more
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Preoperative albumin level is a marker of alveolar echinococcosis recurrence after hepatectomy. [PDF]

, 2017
To identify a preoperative blood marker predictive of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) recurrence after hepatectomy. All consecutive patients who underwent operation for liver AE at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) between January 1992 and December ...
Demartines, N., Halkic, N., Joliat, G.R., Labgaa, I.   +3 more
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Severe hypernatremia in children after surgical resection of hepatic echinococcosis: a rare and potentially fatal complication

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Using effective scolicidal agents intraoperatively is essential to lessen the recurrence rate of hepatic echinococcosis. However, severe hypernatremia may occur after hypertonic saline (HS) has been applied as the scolicidal agent.
Kewei Li, Yijun Liu, Xiaolong Xie, Rongxing Zhou, Bo Xiang   +4 more
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Comparison of ultrasonographic features between two types of hepatic echinococcosis and hepatoblastoma in children

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionThe prevalence of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) is notably high among children in western China, with the mortality rate for untreated children potentially reaching up to 90%. Meanwhile, hepatoblastoma is
Yi Tao, Hanqing Kong, Jiawu Li, Zhizhi Tan, Jun Wang, Yan Luo   +5 more
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Suspected Regional Lymph Node Metastasis in Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: A Case Report

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
There is no direct evidence to support the existence of regional lymph node metastatic routes in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis, and only a few literature have been reported. There was a case of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis suspected of metastasis of
Qiang WANG, Yu CUI, Li REN, Haijiu WANG, Zhixin WANG, Hu WANG, Haining FAN   +6 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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Radiologic features of hepatic echinococcosis in New Zealand, a case report

New Zealand Medical Student Journal
This case report details an incidental radiological diagnosis of hepatic echinococcosis in an otherwise well and asymptomatic patient. Hepatic echinococcosis is uncommonly diagnosed in New Zealand (NZ) and is caused by contact with the Echinococcus ...
Jia Jie Gary He, Ethan Breinhorst, Lip Koon Ng   +2 more
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Progress and perspectives on BMP9-ID1 activation of HIF-1α and VEGFA to promote angiogenesis in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

Frontiers in Oncology
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease with a high incidence in western China, particularly affecting plateau areas such as Qinghai, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
Fei Ke, Meng-Zhao Xu, Long Ma, Qi-Dong Chen, Bei-Bei He, Ji-De A   +5 more
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Alveolar Echinococcosis in a Patient with Presumed Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Unexpected Finding after Liver Transplantation

Pathogens, 2023
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an important reason for liver transplantation. Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis and presents characteristic calcified conglomerates detected by ultrasound or computed ...
Florian Fronhoffs, Leona Dold, Marijo Parčina, Arne Schneidewind, Maria Willis, Thomas F. E. Barth, Tobias J. Weismüller, Taotao Zhou, Philipp Lutz, Julian A. Luetkens, Peter Gerlach, Steffen Manekeller, Jörg C. Kalff, Tim O. Vilz, Christian P. Strassburg, Glen Kristiansen   +15 more
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Hydatid Cyst of the Breast: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Breast is a rare location for hydatid cysts, even in endemic regions such as the Middle East. They can mimic more common breast pathologies, such as simple cysts, fibroadenomas, or tumors. So, they warrant careful consideration in any patient with a breast lump.
Sadin Zahra, Aghajanzadeh Manouchehr, Sadin Mohammadreza, Dadashi Arsalan, Ramezani Naghi, Alavi Foumani Ali, Farzin Mohaya   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source