A Case of Alveolar Echinococcosis Occurring in the Hilar Bile Duct
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 517-520, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-761773
ABSTRACT
Echinococcosis is a disease caused by the Echinococcus species that parasitizes in humans. Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) which is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis is harmful to humans. AE mainly occurs in the liver and can be transferred to retroperitoneal lymph nodes, lung, brain, bone, spleen and other organs through lymphatic and blood vessels. Cholangiocarcinoma can occur in the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts and is more common in the hilar. We reported a case of hilar bile duct alveolar echinococcosis which was originally misdiagnosed an cholangiocarcinoma.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spleen
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Bile
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Bile Ducts
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Blood Vessels
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Brain
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Cholangiocarcinoma
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Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic
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Echinococcus multilocularis
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Echinococcosis
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Echinococcus
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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