Echinococcosis of liver

MedGen UID:: 3953
•Concept ID:: C0013504
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Alveolar Echinococcosis, Hepatic; Cyst, Hepatic Hydatid; Cysts, Hepatic Hydatid; Echinococcosis, Hepatic; Echinococcosis, Hepatic Alveolar; Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis; Hepatic Echinococcosis; Hepatic Hydatid Cyst; Hepatic Hydatid Cysts; Hepatic Hydatidosis; Hydatid Cyst, Hepatic; Hydatid Cysts, Hepatic; Hydatidosis, Hepatic
SNOMED CT:	Echinococcosis of liver (26103000)

Definition

Liver disease caused by infections with parasitic tapeworms of the genus ECHINOCOCCUS, such as Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis. Ingested Echinococcus ova burrow into the intestinal mucosa. The larval migration to the liver via the PORTAL VEIN leads to watery vesicles (HYDATID CYST). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVEchinococcosis of liver

Finding by Cause
- Infection
  - Parasitic disease
    - Helminthiasis
      - Cestode infection
        Echinococcosis
        Echinococcosis of liver

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical treatment of liver echinococcosis.

Yakubov FR, Sapaev DS
J Med Life 2022 Nov;15(11):1409-1414. doi: 10.25122/jml-2022-0268. PMID: 36567844 Free PMC Article

RECENT TREATMENT RESULTS OF LIVER ECHINOCOCCOSIS BY PAIR METHOD (PUNCTURE, ASPIRATION, INJECTION, REASPIRATION).

Kaniyev S, Baimakhanov Z, Doskhanov M, Kausova G, Baimakhanov B
Georgian Med News 2020 Nov;(308):11-14. PMID: 33395633

Advances in liver echinococcosis: diagnosis and treatment.

Filippou D, Tselepis D, Filippou G, Papadopoulos V
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 Feb;5(2):152-9. Epub 2006 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.017. PMID: 17157079

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A comparison of imaging guided double percutaneous aspiration injection and surgery in the treatment of cystic echinococcosis of liver.

Shera TA, Choh NA, Gojwari TA, Shera FA, Shaheen FA, Wani GM, Robbani I, Chowdri NA, Shah AH
Br J Radiol 2017 Apr;90(1072):20160640. Epub 2017 Mar 7 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160640. PMID: 28124569 Free PMC Article

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Diagnosis

Alveolar echinococcosis of liver: a diagnostic problem in a nonendemic area.

Madhusudhan KS, Srivastava DN, Dash NR, Venuthurimilli A, Sharma R, Gamanagatti S, Gupta AK
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2015 Mar-Apr;44(2):221-6. Epub 2014 Nov 18 doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2014.08.006. PMID: 25795033

Alveolar echinococcosis of liver presenting with neurological symptoms due to brain metastases with simultaneous lung metastasis: a case report.

Aydinli B, Aydin U, Yazici P, Oztürk G, Onbaş O, Polat KY
Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2008;32(4):371-4. PMID: 19156614

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