Department of Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 Apr;44(4):1331-1339. doi: 10.1007/s00261-018-1794-7.
Human hydatid cyst disease is an international public health issue that particularly affects the developing countries. In this article, we discuss the epidemiology of hydatid disease in third world countries, the life cycle of echinococcus granulosus and how to make the clinical diagnosis of the disease, including laboratory tests and imaging modalities as well as uncommon presentation of this entity that we have encountered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). We emphasize on the new World Health Organization classification of hepatic echinococcosis with examples from our clinical practice at AUBMC, and finally we describe the treatment, including medical and interventional therapies.
人类包虫病是一个国际公共卫生问题，尤其影响发展中国家。本文讨论了第三世界国家包虫病的流行病学、细粒棘球绦虫的生活史以及如何做出该疾病的临床诊断，包括实验室检查和影像学方式，以及我们在贝鲁特美国大学医学中心（AUBMC）遇到的该实体的罕见表现。我们强调了世界卫生组织新的肝包虫病分类，并结合 AUBMC 的临床实践给出了实例，最后我们描述了治疗方法，包括药物和介入治疗。
