Observational studyScientific reports2021
Extrahepatic alveolar echinococcus on multi-slice computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Alveolar Echinococcosis in the Early 2020s: A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Long-Term Outcomes After Hepatectomy for Alveolar Echinococcosis in Immunosuppressed Patients.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Surgical treatment of extrahepatic intraabdominal hydatid cysts: A single-centre retrospective analysis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Article
- Unmasking the mimic: vertebral alveolar echinococcosis diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing.Infection · 2026Article
- The value of nomogram analysis in predicting pulmonary metastasis in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Alveolar Echinococcosis in 11-Month-Old Dog-Clinical Case.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Double Trouble on the Lower Leg-Unique Human Coinfection withPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multimodal imaging for the diagnosis of cardiac alveolar echinococcosis: a case report.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Virtual non-enhanced dual-energy computed tomography reconstruction: a candidate to replace true non-enhanced computed tomography scans in the setting of suspected liver alveolar echinococcosis.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2023Article
- Basic Operative Tactics for Pulmonary Echinococcosis in the Era of Endostaplers and Energy Devices.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and thoracotomy in the treatment of pulmonary hydatid disease in the Tibetan Plateau: a retrospective study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Cell-Membrane Biomimetic Indocyanine Green Liposomes for Phototheranostics of Echinococcosis.Biosensors · 2022Article
- Imaging Aspects of Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: Retrospective Findings of a Surgical Center in Turkey.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Alveolar echinococcus (AE) is a severe health problem in endemic areas. In recent years, the incidence of this disease in China has been increasing. The study was designed to illustrate the multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of extrahepatic AE. A cohort of 33 patients who suffered from extrahepatic AE was enrolled consecutively from January 2012 to December 2017. The MSCT and MRI features of extrahepatic AE were recorded and analyzed by experienced radiologists. All cases secondary to hepatic AE, except two primary extrahepatic AE, were found in this study. Locations of extrahepatic AE included 19 (57.6%) lung, 10 (30.3%) adrenal gland, 9 (27.3%) brain, 5 (15.2%) peritoneal cavity, 5 (15.2%) spleen, 4 (12.1%) diaphragm, 3 (9.1%) kidney, 3 (9.1%) retroperitoneal, and 2 (6.1%) vertebra; Involvement of 1 (3.0%) heart, 1 (3.0%) mediastinum, 1 (3.0%) muscle, and 1 (3.0%) pancreas was rare. AE of the lung usually appeared as irregular and scattered nodules with small vacuoles or cavities inside and peripheral distribution. Multiple cerebral nodules with calcification and surrounding edema were the most common features seen in brain AE. Adrenal gland AE presented as plaques containing different sizes of hypodense areas and different amounts of calcification. Injection of contrast medium showed no enhancement of lesions except in the brain. MSCT and MRI are reliable imaging methods for the diagnosis of extrahepatic AE. When one AE patient is clinically confirmed, MSCT scan from the chest to the abdomen should be performed to exclude other organs AE.
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