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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Management of cystic echinococcosis in British Columbia: outcomes and suggestions to improve guideline adherence.

Nicola Colucci, Anastasios D Giannou, Suefay Harumi Liu, Calvin Ka-Fung Lo, Mohammed Al-Abri, Catherine A Hogan, Katherine Plewes, Michael S Bleszynski, Maja Segedi

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nicola ColucciFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Anastasios D GiannouFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Suefay Harumi LiuFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Calvin Ka-Fung LoFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Mohammed Al-AbriFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Catherine A HoganFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Katherine PlewesFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Michael S BleszynskiFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes).
Maja SegediFrom the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC (Colucci, Giannou, Al-Abri, Bleszynski, Segedi); the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Lo, Hogan); the Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, BC (Liu, Hogan); the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC (Hogan); Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Plewes) maja.segedi@vch.ca.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare in Canada but continues to appear sporadically, sometimes in patients who have not travelled to endemic regions. Since 2010, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines have emphasized stage-specific management, yet the extent to which this approach is applied in Canadian practice is uncertain. We reviewed 41 cases of CE managed in British Columbia between 2010 and 2022; only about two-thirds received treatment aligned with WHO guidance. The primary gap was in radiology reporting, which frequently documented cyst size but omitted the staging details essential for surgical decision-making. Although outcomes were generally favourable, the lack of standardized pathways led to unnecessary clinical variation. Structured radiology reporting, multidisciplinary oversight and provincial collaboration remain essential to ensure consistent, evidence-based care, especially for rare diseases where experience is limited.

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EchinococcosisGuideline AdherenceAdultAgedBritish ColumbiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesWorld Health Organization

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PMID42270159
PMCPMC13275138

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