Abstract
The treatment of symptomatic echinococcal disease of the liver during pregnancy is a rare, but difficult problem. A 42 year old, pregnant woman with obstructive jaundice and acute cholangitis due to extensive echinococcus cysticus infection of the right hepatic lobe is presented. A formal, right hemihepatectomy was successfully performed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / etiology
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Adult
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Animals
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / diagnosis
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / pathology
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / surgery*
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Echinococcus / ultrastructure
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Female
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Hepatectomy / methods*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Liver / pathology
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Liver Function Tests
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Male
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnosis
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / pathology
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / surgery*
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Pregnancy Trimester, Second