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Hydatid disease of the liver: thirty years of surgical experience. [PDF]

, 2007
Hydatid disease of the liver is a relatively frequent disease. Although the natural history is almost completely known, several complications may occur.
Condurro S, DE WERRA, CARLO, Di Giuseppe M, Di Lauro S, Di Micco R, Diamantis G, Donzelli I, GALLORO, GIUSEPPE, Pascariello A, Pastore A, Perone M, Tramontano S   +11 more
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The geographical distribution and prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in animals in the European Union and adjacent countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2016
Background This study aimed to provide a systematic review on the geographical distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive and intermediate hosts in the European Union (EU) and adjacent countries (AC).
Boufana, B., Casulli, A., Conraths, F.J., Karamon, J., La Torre, G., Mannocci, A., Mipatrini, D., Oksanen, A., Possenti, A., Romig, T., Siles-Lucas, M., Wysocki, P.   +11 more
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as salvage treatment for pulmonary Echinococcus granulosus infection with acute cyst rupture [PDF]

, 2017
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used successfully for the treatment of patients with respiratory failure due to severe infections. Although rare, parasites can also cause severe pulmonary disease.
Bals, Robert, Becker, Sören L., Becker, Torben K., Fähndrich, Sebastian, Gärtner, Barbara, Langer, Frank, Lensch, Christian, Lepper, Philipp M., Trudzinski, Franziska C.   +8 more
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Clinical value of the semi-quantitative parameters of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in the classification of hepatic echinococcosis in the Qinghai Tibetan area of China

BMC Medical Imaging
Background To investigate the value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) semi-quantitative parameters, including the lesion diameter, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), maximum standardized ...
Zhihui Shen, Yuan Wang, Xin Chen, Sai Chou, Guanyun Wang, Yong Wang, Xiaodan Xu, Jiajin Liu, Ruimin Wang   +8 more
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Review of risk factors for human echinococcosis prevalence on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China: a prospective for control options [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: Echinococcosis is a major parasitic zoonosis of public health importance in western China. In 2004, the Chinese Ministry of Health estimated that 380,000 people had the disease in the region. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is highly co-endemic with
A Bulletin of Status Quo of Desertification and Sandification in China, B Rosner, China Ministry of Agriculture, CM Budke, CM Budke, DA Vuitton, DL He, DZ Shi, H Wang, H Wang, H Wang, H Wang, J Eckert, JG He, JL Zhang, JM Qiu, JX Zhang, LIWK SHI DZ, MOH (Ministry of Health, China), N Xiao, P Craig, P Giraudoux, P Giraudoux, PM Schantz, PR Torgerson, PS Craig, PS Craig, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Zheng, QY Li, RCA Thompson, RW Ammann, SH Wang, TY Li, W Yu, WJ Yu, World Health Organization, XH Gong, Xinhuanews, XM Han, XM Han, XN Zhou, Y Bai, Y Dong, YK Pang, YL Zhang, YM Zhao, YZ Qi, ZS Pawłowski   +53 more
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Human cystic echinococcosis: evaluation of post-treatment serologic follow-up by IgG subclass antibody detection. [PDF]

, 2004
Assessment of post-treatment disease activity among patients with cystic echinococcosis (CE) is insensitive using detection of CE-specific total IgG antibody.
Bligh, John, Chiodini, Peter L, Craig, Philip S, Lawn, Stephen D   +3 more
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Oxymatrine alleviates Echinococcus multilocularis infection by remodeling the liver immune microenvironment and intestinal flora homeostasis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundAlveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease that poses a grave threat to human health. Recent studies have indicated that the gut microbiota plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of alveolar echinococcosis. Consequently,
Yazhou Zhu, Peijiao Wu, Rou Wen, Jing Tang, Siyu Hou, Shiqin Yuan, Zihua Li, Zihua Li, Ming Li, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao   +11 more
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Rare Case of Multifocal Alveolar Echinococcosis

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Teaching Point: Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis can mimic a slow-growing tumor, and multi-organ involvement is rare; imaging has a crucial role in diagnosing this zoonosis that is endemic in the southern part of Belgium.
Sarah Van Steenberge, Axel Boyer, Romain Pierre Gillard   +2 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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Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO)—mebendazole as an anti-cancer agent [PDF]

, 2014
Mebendazole, a well-known anti-helminthic drug in wide clinical use, has anti-cancer properties that have been elucidated in a broad range of pre-clinical studies across a number of different cancer types.
Bouche, Gauthier, Meheus, Lydie, Pantziarka, Pan, Sukhatme, Vidula, Sukhatme, Vikas P   +4 more
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