A large hydatid cyst of the liver in pregnancy.
We report on a primigravida, who was admitted in the 14th week of pregnancy because of recurrent vomiting and upper abdominal pain. The diagnosis of a large 20 cm echinococcal cyst of the liver was confirmed by ultrasound and an indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). In the 19th week of pregnancy a subtotal cystectomy was performed under perioperative treatment with the anthelmintic drug Albendazole. The patient delivered a 1420 g, 41 cm premature boy in breech position at 33 weeks. The significance of echinococcal cysts in pregnancy is discussed.
Golaszewski
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
Susani
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Golaszewski
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Sliutz
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Bischof
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Auer
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D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
D015766:Albendazole