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Infect Dis Clin Microbiol
December 2024
Department of General Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Çanakkale, Türkiye.
Objective: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the larval stage of the parasite is a global health problem. This study aimed to assess cases of CE admitted to our General Surgery Department retrospectively, as there is no known similar publication concerning surgical treatment of abdominal cystic echinococcosis in Çanakkale province.
Materials And Methods: We analyzed laboratory and radiological findings alongside clinical and demographic features, treatments, and outcomes of cases undergoing surgical treatment for abdominal cystic echinococcosis in our department between 2012 and 2022.
World J Hepatol
December 2024
Department of Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, School of Clinical Medicine, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
Background: Hepatic abscesses represent infections of the liver parenchyma from bacteria, fungi, and parasitic organisms. Trends in both abscess microbiology and management of abscesses (infective collections) have changed over the past decade. There is a paucity of published data regarding the clinicopathological features of liver abscesses in sub-Saharan Africa and other low-income and middle-income countries.
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December 2024
Department of Liver & Laparoscopic Surgery, Center of Digestive and Vascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) has demonstrated favorable efficacy in managing end-stage alveolar echinococcosis. Nevertheless, the current research focal points and advancement trends remain ambiguous.
Aim: To map the research landscape to underscore critical areas of focus, influential studies, and future directions of LT for echinococcosis treatment.
Iran Biomed J
December 2024
Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan 5166/15731, Iran.
Vet Med Sci
January 2025
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Salale University, Fiche, Ethiopia.
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a cestode infection of significant public health and economic importance. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to estimate the pooled prevalence of small ruminant CE and associated risk factors in Ethiopia. The published literature written in English from 01 January 2000 to 30 December 2019 was searched from electronic databases and eligible reports that fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria.
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