An Imported Case of Cystic Echinococcosis in the Liver
- Affiliated Author(s)
- 안근수; 김용훈; 임태진; 강구정; 강유나; 권중혁; 김미정
- Alternative Author(s)
- Ahn, Keun Soo; Kim, Yong Hoon; Lim, Tae Jin; Kang, Koo Jeong; Kang, Yu Na; Kwon, Jung Hyeok; Kim, Mi Jeong
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Parasitology
- ISSN
- 0023-4001
- Issued Date
- 2012
- Keyword
- Echinococcus granulosus; echinococcosis; hydatid cyst; liver cyst
- Abstract
- A 25-year-old Uzbek male presented with right upper abdominal pain for 20 days. On radiologic studies, a huge cystic mass was noticed in the right liver which was suspected as parasitic. The patient received right hepatic segmentectomy (segment 7), and the surgically resected mass was confirmed as cystic echinococcosis (CE), measuring 10.5 cm in its diameter. The inner surface of the cyst was bile-stained. The patient was discharged on the 8th hospital day, and was rechecked 6 months after the surgical intervention without any evidence of recurrence. The present report describes findings of an imported case of CE which represented ultrasound images of the ‘ball of wool’.
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