Clinical review of liver hydatid disease and its unusual presentations in developing countries.
Abdom Radiol (NY)
; 44(4): 1331-1339, 2019 04.
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ABSTRACT
Human hydatid cyst disease is an international public health issue that particularly affects the developing countries. In this article, we discuss the epidemiology of hydatid disease in third world countries, the life cycle of echinococcus granulosus and how to make the clinical diagnosis of the disease, including laboratory tests and imaging modalities as well as uncommon presentation of this entity that we have encountered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). We emphasize on the new World Health Organization classification of hepatic echinococcosis with examples from our clinical practice at AUBMC, and finally we describe the treatment, including medical and interventional therapies.
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Diagnóstico por Imagem
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Equinococose Hepática
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2019
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