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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2025; 17(6): 105007
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.105007
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.105007
Table 3 A comparison of surgical approach and outcomes between the alveolar echinococcosis and cystic echinococcosis cohorts
| Items | AE cohort | CE cohort |
| Hepatic surgery (n) | ||
| Hemihepatectomy | 6 (right) | 1 (right) |
| Trisectionectomy | 2 (right) | 0 |
| ELRA | 2 | 0 |
| Lobectomy | 1 | 0 |
| Partial hepatectomy | 1 | 0 |
| NOC surgery | 0 | 8 |
| OC surgery | 0 | 5 |
| Renal surgery (n) | ||
| PN | 4 (3 right, 1 left) | 1 (right) |
| TN | 7 (right) | 3 (1 right, 2 left) |
| NOC surgery | 0 | 8 |
| OC surgery | 0 | 3 |
| Surgery for extra lesions/cysts (n) | ||
| NOC surgery | 0 | 6 (2 abdominal, 1 pelvic, 3 retroperitoneal) |
| OC surgery | 0 | 1 (retroperitoneal) |
| Adrenalectomy | 7 (right) | 1 (right) |
| Diaphragmatic repair | 4 (right) | 1 (right) |
| Diaphragmatic reconstruction | 3 (right) | 0 |
| IVC repair | 3 | 2 |
| IVC reconstruction | 3 (1 retrohepatic IVC, 2 retrohepatic plus below-renal-venous level IVC) | 0 |
| PV repair | 4 | 0 |
| Pulmonary wedge resection | 2 (right) | 0 |
| Thorax drainage | 4 (right) | 0 |
| Choledocal drainage | 1 | 1 |
| Cholecystectomy | 7 | 3 |
| Surgical summary | ||
| Radicality (%) | 100 (10/10) | 63.6 (7/11) |
| Median duration (hour) | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| Estimated blood loss (mL) | 900 | 100 |
| Post-OP hospital stay (day) | 13 | 7 |
| Prognosis (%) | ||
| Complication rate | 50 (5/10: 3 IIIa, 2 IIIb) | 18.2 (2/11: 2 II) |
| Disease-free survival rate | 100 (10/10) | 100 (11/11) |
- Citation: Tulahong A, Zhu DL, Liu C, Jiang TM, Zhang RQ, Tuergan T, Aji T, Shao YM. Simultaneous combined surgery for hepatic-renal double organ alveolar or cystic echinococcosis: A retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(6): 105007
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i6/105007.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.105007