ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2019
Retrospective Study of Cystic Echinococcosis in a Recent Cohort of a Referral Center for Liver Surgery.
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- Cystic Echinococcosis in Agro-Pastoral Regions: A 10-Year Retrospective Study (2015-2024) and the Case for a One Health Approach.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Cystic Echinococcosis in Hospitalized Children and Adults from Western Romania: 2007-2022.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Cystic Echinococcosis in Hospitalized Adult Patients from Western Romania: 2007-2022.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Trends in the Surgical Incidence of Cystic Echinococcosis in Uzbekistan from 2011 to 2018.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Evidence of Low Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis in the Catanzaro Province, Calabria Region, Italy.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Letter in Reply to Pattern of Relapse in Hepatic Hydatidosis and Variables Associated with Its Morbidity and Relapse: Analysis of 238 Cases in a Single Hospital.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Article
- Mid-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Cystectomy Versus Open Surgery for Complicated Liver Hydatid Cysts.Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques · 2020Article
- Comment on Retrospective Study of Cystic Echinococcosis in a Recent Cohort of a Referral Center for Liver Surgery.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Article
- Heterogeneity in Cystic Echinococcosis Management Among Spanish Centers: Results from a National Survey.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Pattern of Relapse in Hepatic Hydatidosis: Analysis of 238 Cases in a Single Hospital.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Article
- Incidence Rates of Surgically Managed Cystic Echinococcosis in Kazakhstan, 2007-2016.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Evaluation of clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects in hydatid disease: analysis of an 8-year experience.African health sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis endemic in Spain caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus and is one of the 18 neglected tropical diseases recognized by the WHO. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical data of CE in a surgical referral hospital.
methodsA retrospective descriptive study of all adults' patients diagnosed with CE and followed at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, between 2000 and 2015.
resultsWe found 151 cases, 78 (51.7%) women, and median age at diagnosis was 68 (range, 15-92) years. Diagnosis was a radiological finding in 97 (64.2%) and the most frequent location was the liver [135 (89.4%) patients]. Nearly 80% of the cysts were calcified and serology was positive in 48 (51.6%). The WHO-IWGE classification was only available in 70 of the 104 (67.3%) cases of liver cysts that had an ultrasound. First therapeutic plan was "watch and wait" followed by surgery. International recommendations were not always followed, particularly in CE4 and CE5 stages, and 20% needed a change of treatment because of progression or recurrence. Patients treated surgically were younger, more symptomatic, and had larger and less calcified cysts in multiple sites. Serology was not useful for CE diagnosis and neither serology nor calcification of the cyst helped to predict viability.
conclusionsThe formation of multidisciplinary teams in reference hospitals could help to improve CE diagnosis, its management, and follow-up, since international recommendations are not usually followed.
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