Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/107087
Abstract
The Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm causes hepatic echinococcosis. It is endemic in the Mediterranean region, Middle East, and South America. Human infection is secondary to accidental consumption of ova in feces. Absorption through the bowel wall and entrance into the portal circulation leads to liver infection. This case involves a 34 y/o Moroccan male with an echinococcal liver cyst. His chief complaint was RUQ pain. The patient was treated with albendazole and praziquantel. His PMH and PSH was noncontributory. Patient was not on any other medications. ROS was otherwise unremarkable. The patient was AF VSS. He was tender to palpation in RUQ. Liver function tests were normal. Echinococcal titers were positive. CT demonstrated a large cystic lesion in the right lobe of the liver measuring 13.5 cm in diameter. The patient underwent successful laparoscopic drainage and excision of echinococcal cyst. Final pathology demonstrated degenerating parasites (E. granulosus) of echinococcal cyst.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, v. 2011, art. 107087
Scholar Commons Citation
Goldin, Steven B.; Mateka, James J. L.; Schnaus, Michael J.; and Dahal, Sujat, "Laparoscopic Drainage of a Hepatic Echinococcal Cyst: A Case Report" (2011). Surgery Faculty Publications. 19.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sur_facpub/19
