Hepatobiliary complications of alveolar echinococcosis: A long-term follow-up study

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2015; 21(16): 4925-4932
Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4925

Table 1 Clinical data of patients with hepatobiliary complications of alveolar echinococcosis

Characteristic	Frequency
Symptoms¹
Jaundice	54.3%
Abdominal pain	31.4%
Weight loss	20.0%
Indication for intervention¹
Cholestasis	54.3%
Jaundice	25.7%
Stenosis of biliary tract	17.1%
Cholangitis	11.4%
Intervention method¹
ERCP + stent replacement	82.9%
PTCD	31.4%
ERCP without stent replacement	22.9%
MRCP	14.3%
Additional procedures¹
Papillotomy	68.8%
Dilatation of the bile ducts	50.0%
Gallstone extraction	25.0%
Types of stents
Plastic stent	30.8%
Pigtail drainage	7.7%
Metal stent	3.9%
Percutaneous drainage	3.9%
Transhepatic jejunal endless drainage	3.9%
No data	50.0%

¹Multiple indications possible. ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; MRCP: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; PTCD: Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage.

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Citation: Graeter T, Ehing F, Oeztuerk S, Mason RA, Haenle MM, Kratzer W, Seufferlein T, Gruener B. Hepatobiliary complications of alveolar echinococcosis: A long-term follow-up study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 4925-4932
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4925

Graeter T, Ehing F, Oeztuerk S, Mason RA, Haenle MM, Kratzer W, Seufferlein T, Gruener B. Hepatobiliary complications of alveolar echinococcosis: A long-term follow-up study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 4925-4932 [PMID: 25945006 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4925]

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