• Main Authors: Tércio Genzini, Nilton Ghiotti de Siqueira, Huda Maria Noujaim, Regina Gomes dos Santos, Eduardo Tomohissa Yamashita, Alisson Paulino Trevizol, Marcelo Perosa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
• Subjects: Polycystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus vogeli; Liver transplantation; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/75ba0e2413774898b1867f43ab38a101

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.