Simultaneous combined surgery for hepatic-renal double organ alveolar or cystic echinococcosis: A retrospective study

Figure 1 Treatment timelines. The majority of patients with alveolar echinococcosis (AE) underwent multiple palliative interventions prior to presentation. All AE patients were deemed suitable for radical simultaneous combined surgery (SCS). Postoperatively, all AE cases adhered to expert consensus guidelines and achieved cure. Conversely, two patients with cystic echinococcosis (CE) received repetitive palliative surgeries, and five others experienced recurrence following a single surgical procedure. Radical SCS was feasible in only seven CE patients. Nonetheless, all CE patients achieved clinical cure. AE: Alveolar echinococcosis; CE: Cystic echinococcosis; SCS: Simultaneous combined surgery.