A case of alveolar echinococcosis in the liver that ruptured into the pericardium treated by a combination of hepatectomy and albendazole

A case of alveolar echinococcosis in the liver that ruptured into the pericardium treated by a combination of hepatectomy and albendazole

Abstract Background Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare parasitic disease caused by the larva of Echinococcus multilocularis. It nearly always occurs in the liver, and cardiac involvement is extremely rare. Liver resection is the most effective intervention for AE because the only potentially cur...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Yamamoto, Yuzuru Sakamoto, Toshiya Kamiyama, Akihisa Nagatsu, Yoh Asahi, Tatsuya Orimo, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Hirofumi Kamachi, Takuya Otsuka, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Akinobu Taketomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Alveolar echinococcus
Cardiac
Liver
Surgery
Albendazole
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01417-6
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