An Overview of Hepatic Echinococcosis and the Characteristic CT and MRI Imaging Manifestations [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Xiao-Kun Yu,1 Le Zhang,1 Wen-Jun Ma,2 Wen-Zhong Bi,3 Sheng-Gang Ju4 1Department of Radiology, The Fifth Centre Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin, 300450, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiology, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People’s ...
Yu XK, Zhang L, Ma WJ, Bi WZ, Ju SG
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a diagnostic challenge [PDF]
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.
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Can contrast-enhanced ultrasound differentiate the type of hepatic echinococcosis: cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis? [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Hepatic echinococcosis (HE) is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus, and Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis are the most common, causing cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively.
Xuhui Zhang +10 more
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The Application of Preoperative Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Visualization Digital Technology in the Surgical Treatment of Hepatic Echinococcosis in Tibet [PDF]
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 ...
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Comparison of ultrasonographic features between two types of hepatic echinococcosis and hepatoblastoma in children [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionThe 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
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Treatment options for hepatic cystic echinococcosis [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005 A number of surgical and non-surgical options exist to treat cystic echinococcosis of the liver. For decades, surgical excision via a conservative or radical approach was the recommended approach for hepatic hydatid cysts. The availability of chemotherapeutic agents with significant activity against Echinococcus granulosis has made it possible to ...
Peter Sebanego, Raymond A. Smego
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Role of the radiologist in the diagnosis and management of the two forms of hepatic echinococcosis [PDF]
Insights into Imaging, 2022 Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by two zoonotic tapeworms (cestodes) of the Echinocococcus genus. It can be classified as either alveolar or cystic echinococcosis.
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Hepatic echinococcosis: A review. [PDF]
Ann Med Surg (Lond), 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.
Bhutani N, Kajal P.
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Radical treatment for hepatic echinococcosis
HPB, 2000 Background Hydatid liver surgery is associated with a high incidence of recurrence. Combined medical and surgical treatment should decrease the recurrence rates. Methods In a retrospective study, 75 patients receiving operative treatment for hepatic echinococcosis with or without albendazole therapy were invited to enter a follow-up survey ...
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Kidney invasion occurred 2 years following liver transplantation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report [PDF]
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.
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