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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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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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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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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Severe hypernatremia in children after surgical resection of hepatic echinococcosis: a rare and potentially fatal complication [PDF]
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.
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Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2010 Fibrogenesis is a common feature of many diseases where there is severe insult to the liver. The hepatic stellate cell trans-differentiation into a myofibroblast has been identified as an important event in liver fibrogenesis and has been well ...
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Treatment of Complicated Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis Disease With Suspicious Lymph Node Remote Metastasis Near the Inferior Vena Cava-Abdominal Aorta: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Echinococcosis is a human-animal parasitic disease caused by Echinococcosis tapeworm larvae in humans. From a global perspective, it is mainly prevalent in the mid-high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, and it is a widespread infectious disease.
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