A rare case of gallbladder cystic echinococcosis disease in western China.
Parasitol Int
; 97: 102792, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis, is an endemic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by larvae of the Echinococcus tapeworm.Humans as accidental intermediate hosts in the parasite life cycle, echinococcus usually parasitizes the liver, solitary cystic echinococcosis in the gallbladder is very rare. Here we report a rare case of cystic echinococcosis in the gallbladder without liver involvement. A female patient was admitted to the hospital primarily for "right upper abdominal pain with radiating pain in the back of the shoulder for 20 days", initially suspected to be gallbladder stones, and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy after completing the relevant investigations, and was diagnosed with primary cystic echinococcosis of the gallbladder based on the pathologic findings in the postoperative period. The patient recovered well after surgery and remained well without complications during the 6-month follow-up period. This case illustrates that echinococcus granulosus can also parasitize in the gallbladder only, although it is quite uncommon. In addition, it is difficult to distinguish it from gallbladder stones by conventional imaging. The diagnosis of some cases of gallbladder cystic echinococcosis is completed during surgery and confirmed by postoperative pathological results.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Echinococcus granulosus
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Equinococosis
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Echinococcus
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Enfermedades de la Vesícula Biliar
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Int
Asunto de la revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China