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Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ; 46(1): 119-20, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23563842

ABSTRACT

Neotropical polycystic echinococcosis (NPE) is a parasitic disease caused by cestodes of Echinococcus vogeli. This parasite grows most commonly in the liver, where it produces multiples cysts that cause hepatic and vessel necrosis, infects the biliary ducts, and disseminates into the peritoneal cavity, spreading to other abdominal and thoracic organs. In cases of disseminated disease in the liver and involvement of biliary ducts or portal system, liver transplantation may be a favorable option. We present a report of the first case of liver transplantation for the treatment of advanced liver NPE caused by E. vogeli.


Subject(s)
Echinococcosis, Hepatic/surgery , Liver Transplantation , Animals , Echinococcosis, Hepatic/parasitology , Echinococcus/classification , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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World J Gastrointest Endosc ; 5(4): 189-90, 2013 Apr 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23596544

ABSTRACT

Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides) is the most common intestinal roundworm parasite, infecting approximately one quarter of the world's population. Infection can lead to various complications because it can spread along the gastrointestinal tract. Although A. lumbricoides infection is a serious healthcare issue in developing countries, it now also has a worldwide distribution as a result of increased immigration and travel. Intestinal obstruction is the most common complication of A. lumbricoides infection, potentially leading to even more serious consequences such as small bowel perforation and peritonitis. Diagnosis is based primarily on stool samples and the patient's history. Early diagnosis, aided in part by knowledge of the local prevalence, can result in early treatment, thereby preventing surgical complications associated with intestinal obstruction. Further, delay in diagnosis may have fatal consequences. Capsule endoscopy can serve as a crucial, non-invasive diagnostic tool for A. lumbricoides infection, especially when other diagnostic methods have failed to detect the parasite. We report a case of A. lumbricoides infection that resulted in intestinal obstruction at the level of the ileum. Both stool sample examination and open surgery failed to indicate the presence of A. lumbricoides, and the cause of the obstruction was only revealed by capsule endoscopy. The patient was treated with anthelmintics.

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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 46(1): 119-120, Jan.-Feb. 2013. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-666810

ABSTRACT

Neotropical polycystic echinococcosis (NPE) is a parasitic disease caused by cestodes of Echinococcus vogeli. This parasite grows most commonly in the liver, where it produces multiples cysts that cause hepatic and vessel necrosis, infects the biliary ducts, and disseminates into the peritoneal cavity, spreading to other abdominal and thoracic organs. In cases of disseminated disease in the liver and involvement of biliary ducts or portal system, liver transplantation may be a favorable option. We present a report of the first case of liver transplantation for the treatment of advanced liver NPE caused by E. vogeli.


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Echinococcosis, Hepatic/surgery , Liver Transplantation , Echinococcosis, Hepatic/parasitology , Echinococcus/classification , Fatal Outcome
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