2011
DOI: 10.4067/s0718-40262011000600017
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Aspectos clínico-quirúrgicos de la hidatidosis hepática, una zoonosis de creciente preocupación

Abstract: Clinical and surgical aspects of hydatidosisHydatidosis is common in Southern Chile and it is usually located in the liver. The complications of surgical procedures for liver hydatidosis, which fl uctuate from 11 to 86%, are superposed to the own complications of the disease. The frequency of surgical complications is associated with evolutionary complications of the cysts, the need to perform additional procedures to treat the disease in other simultaneous locations and previous surgical interventions for the… Show more

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“…LHA has a prevalence of about 25%. In Manterola’s series it was the most frequent complication (24.6%), but in ours it accounted for only 4.1%[3]. We attribute this huge difference to the lack of a generally accepted worldwide definition of LHA.…”
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“…LHA has a prevalence of about 25%. In Manterola’s series it was the most frequent complication (24.6%), but in ours it accounted for only 4.1%[3]. We attribute this huge difference to the lack of a generally accepted worldwide definition of LHA.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…Infection of the liver hydatid cyst (LHC) and pyogenic abscess formation is a rare but highly severe complication. The clinical course is insidious and it is usually diagnosed when the infection has progressed, affecting the patient’s overall condition and possibly even causing septic shock[3]. The treatment of liver hydatid abscess (LHA) is not yet standardized.…”
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“…Su hallazgo suele ser casual o presentarse con complicaciones tanto intra como extra hepáticas. La comunicación con la vía biliar ocurre en un 5-15% de las ocasiones, pudiendo manifestarse como un cuadro de colangitis si existe progresión ascendente (1)(2) . Su diagnóstico bisegmentectomías videolaparoscópicas en hidatidosis hepática: presentación de dos casos se basa en las pruebas de imagen, siendo la ecografía la prueba más sensible no sólo para su detección inicial sino también para su actividad y evolución.…”
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“…La técnica quirúrgica fundamental es la periquistectomía total. Otras alternativas quirúrgicas serían la periquistectomía parcial y las hepatectomías (1,4) . El tratamiento farmacológico se basa en antiparasitarios como albendazol, mebendazol y praziquantel.…”
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