title: Isolated alveolar echinococcosis of the spleen - clinical presentation and management review.
abstract: Alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonosis which infects primarily the liver, and secondary involvement of other organs is common. However, exclusive extrahepatic involvement is exceedingly rare, and isolated splenic involvement even more so. Workup, differential diagnosis and management of isolated splenic alveolar echinococcosis are discussed and literature is reviewed based on a clinical case.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Hôpital Neuchâtelois Pourtalès, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. wolfram.karenovics@ne.ch
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Karenovics
authors.forename: Dan E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Azagury
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Groebli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole