Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis simulating metastatic malignancy [PDF]
Autopsy Case ReportsEchinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with tiny tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Echinococcosis is classified as either cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis. The common form is a zoonosis from goats and sheep that tends to cause liver lesions.
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Pictorial review of hepatic echinococcosis: Ultrasound imaging and differential diagnosis. [PDF]
World J GastroenterolEchinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by parasites belonging to the genus Echinococcus that primarily affect the liver. The western plateau and pastoral areas of China are high-risk regions for hepatic cystic echinococcosis and hepatic alveolar ...
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2018 A 79-year old female patient with past history of breast adenocarcinoma underwent an abdominal computed tomography (CT) for asthenia and nausea.
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Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor With Cystic Hepatic Metastases Mimicking Hepatic Echinococcosis: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusMetastatic gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors classically appear as contrast-enhancing lesions on computed tomography. However, in a small percentage of patients, these lesions can be cystic in nature, leading to false diagnoses of benign or ...
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“Complex” hepatic echinococcosis
Annaly khirurgicheskoy gepatologii = Annals of HPB Surgery, 2021 Aim. To study the long-term results of surgical treatment in patients with “complex” hepatic echinococcosis.Materials and methods. The results of surgical treatment of 118 patients with hepatic echinococcosis from 2015 to 2020 at the A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery were analyzed. The term “complex” hepatic echinococcosis has
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The Correlation Between Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Hepatic Echinococcosis. [PDF]
J Inflamm Res, 2021 Objective To explore the correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with hepatic hydatid diseases. Methods The clinical data of 420 patients with hydatid disease who were treated in our hospital from ...
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Successful robotic radical resection of hepatic echinococcosis located in posterosuperior liver segments. [PDF]
World J Gastroenterol, 2020 BACKGROUND Radical resection is an important treatment method for hepatic echinococcosis. The posterosuperior segments of the liver remain the most challenging region for laparoscopic or robotic hepatectomy.
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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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Risk factor analysis and prediction of multi-organ metastasis in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis
The Saudi Journal of GastroenterologyBackground: Patients with multiple organ metastases from hepatic alveolar echinococcosis have a high mortality rate. However, predictors of multi-organ metastasis have not been identified.
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Complications of hepatic echinococcosis: multimodality imaging approach. [PDF]
Insights Imaging, 2019 Hydatid disease is a worldwide zoonosis endemic in many countries. Liver echinococcosis accounts for 60–75% of cases and may be responsible for a wide spectrum of complications in about one third of patients.
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