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 cavi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:75ba0e2413774898b1867f43ab38a101 2023-05-15T14:58:50+02:00 Tércio Genzini Nilton Ghiotti de Siqueira Huda Maria Noujaim Regina Gomes dos Santos Eduardo Tomohissa Yamashita Alisson Paulino Trevizol Marcelo Perosa 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/75ba0e2413774898b1867f43ab38a101 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000100119 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/75ba0e2413774898b1867f43ab38a101 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 119-120 (2013) Polycystic echinococcosis Echinococcus vogeli Liver transplantation Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2013 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:26:57Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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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. |
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Tércio Genzini Nilton Ghiotti de Siqueira Huda Maria Noujaim Regina Gomes dos Santos Eduardo Tomohissa Yamashita Alisson Paulino Trevizol Marcelo Perosa |
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Tércio Genzini Nilton Ghiotti de Siqueira Huda Maria Noujaim Regina Gomes dos Santos Eduardo Tomohissa Yamashita Alisson Paulino Trevizol Marcelo Perosa |
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