1.A Case of Multiple Intraperitoneal Cysts from Ruptured Hepatic Hydatid Cysts.
Myung Jin KANG ; Suck Ho LEE ; Sung Joon KIM ; Young Ho CHEI ; Jeong Hoon PARK ; Do Hyun PARK ; Sang Heum PARK ; Sun Joo KIM
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2007;50(3):203-206
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval form of the cestode worms Echinococcus. In humans, the most commonly affected organs are liver and lung. Most cysts remain clinically silent and are diagnosed incidentally or when complications occur. The incidence of hydatid disease is high in the Middle East, Australia, East and South Africa and Central Europe. In Korea, hydatid disease is rare and has been reported in a few cases. We experienced a case of multiple intraperitoneal cysts from ruptured hepatic hydatid cysts in a 35-year old man. His complaint was palpable abdominal mass and discomfort. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scan revealed multiple hepatic and intraperitoneal cysts. The surgical findings showed multiple cysts and daughter cysts. The pathologic finding of resected cyst was the characteristic pattern of outer thick laminated membrane and inner thin germinal layer. Albendazole was administrated for prophylatic purpose.
Adult
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Animals
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Cysts/parasitology/surgery
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic/*diagnosis/parasitology
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Echinococcus/isolation & purification
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Humans
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Liver/injuries/parasitology
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Male
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Peritoneal Cavity
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Rupture/diagnosis/surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.Hepatic hydatid cyst.
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2015;30(4):554-555
No abstract available.
Animals
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Calcinosis
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic/diagnosis/*parasitology/surgery
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Echinococcus granulosus/*isolation & purification
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Hepatectomy
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Humans
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Liver/*parasitology/pathology/radiography/surgery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
3.Huge alveolar echinococcosis of liver presenting with organ shift, elevation of the left dome of diaphragm misdiagnosis as diaphragmatic hernia: a case report.
Zhe XU ; Ming-xing CHEN ; Zhen-chao FU ; Xin ZHU
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2010;18(2):154-154
Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Diaphragm
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diagnostic imaging
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physiopathology
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic
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diagnosis
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pathology
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surgery
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Female
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic
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diagnosis
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diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Liver
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parasitology
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pathology
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surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed