Giant hepatic alveolar echinococcosis in an adult.
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis is a serious disease that is characterized by tumor-like infiltrative growth. At present, complicated cases of the disease are few, and yet the treatment is controversial. In this article, we report a patient with a giant hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. Based on radiologic imaging, a radical operation with complete removal of the giant lesion was performed successfully.
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an; Jiaotong University, Shaanxi 710061, PR China.
Bo
B
Qu
Chang
C
Liu
Yi
Y
Yang
Jianhui
J
Li
Chenwang
C
Jin
Bo
B
Wang
Liang
L
Yu
Yi
Y
Lv
D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed