Korean J Parasitol.
2019 Oct;57(5):517-520. 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.5.517.
A Case of Alveolar Echinococcosis Occurring in the Hilar Bile Duct
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Qinghai Provincial People’s Hospital, Qinghai Xining 810007, China. zhaozhanxue1025@sina.com
- 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai Xining 810001, China.
- 3Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Fifth Central Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China.
- KMID: 2463740
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2019.57.5.517
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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