Echinococcosis of the Liver in Poland - Review of the Literature and Our Own Clinical Material

Overview

Journal Clin Exp Hepatol

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2024 Dec 19

PMID 39697373

Authors

Antonina Respondek

Maksymilian Baaryla

Aleksandra Poplawska-Ferenc

Maciej Kosieradzki

Monika Dybicz

Marek Golebiowski

Olga Tronina

Mansur Rahnama

Edyta Karpeta

Piotr Malkowski

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Echinococcosis is considered one of the world's most dangerous zoonoses, and the tapeworm that causes it is one of the two most dangerous parasites to humans globally. Untreated cases may be associated with as high as 90% mortality. The incidence of this pathology is increasing. The authors present an up-to-date review of the literature on liver echinococcosis; they also present their own material of 73 patients with liver echinococcosis treated in the Department of General and Transplant Surgery since 2019.

References

Lewall D, McCorkell S . Rupture of echinococcal cysts: diagnosis, classification, and clinical implications. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1986; 146(2):391-4. DOI: 10.2214/ajr.146.2.391. View

Govindasamy A, Bhattarai P, John J . Liver cystic echinococcosis: a parasitic review. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2023; 10:20499361231171478. PMC: 10184195. DOI: 10.1177/20499361231171478. View

Golab E, Czarkowski M . Echinococcosis and cysticercosis in Poland in 2012. Przegl Epidemiol. 2014; 68(2):279-82, 379-81. View

Gawor J . [Potential risk factors for alveolar echinococcosis in humans in Poland]. Przegl Epidemiol. 2011; 65(3):465-70. View

Nunnari G, Pinzone M, Gruttadauria S, Celesia B, Madeddu G, Malaguarnera G . Hepatic echinococcosis: clinical and therapeutic aspects. World J Gastroenterol. 2012; 18(13):1448-58. PMC: 3319940. DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1448. View

Mejri A, Arfaoui K, Omry A, Yaakoubi J, Mseddi M, Rchidi J . Acute intraperitoneal rupture of hydatid cysts of the liver: Case series. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021; 100(44):e27552. PMC: 8568461. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027552. View

Tamarozzi F, Legnardi M, Fittipaldo A, Drigo M, Cassini R . Epidemiological distribution of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. infection in human and domestic animal hosts in European Mediterranean and Balkan countries: A systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020; 14(8):e0008519. PMC: 7440662. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008519. View

Wen H, Vuitton L, Tuxun T, Li J, Vuitton D, Zhang W . Echinococcosis: Advances in the 21st Century. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2019; 32(2). PMC: 6431127. DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00075-18. View

Abi Fadel S, Asmar K, Faraj W, Khalife M, Haddad M, El-Merhi F . Clinical review of liver hydatid disease and its unusual presentations in developing countries. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018; 44(4):1331-1339. DOI: 10.1007/s00261-018-1794-7. View

10.

Dybicz M, Borkowski P, Jonas M, Wasiak D, Malkowski P . First Report of in Human Cases of Cystic Echinococcosis in Poland. Biomed Res Int. 2019; 2019:2474839. PMC: 6476137. DOI: 10.1155/2019/2474839. View

11.

Janczak D, Skibinski F, Borkowski A, Jerchewicz M, Wlodarz K, Klimiuk P . First cases of alveolar echinococcosis in dogs in Poland. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2023; 30(3):561-565. DOI: 10.26444/aaem/170154. View

12.

Woolsey I, Miller A . Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis: A review. Res Vet Sci. 2020; 135:517-522. DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.11.010. View

13.

Nahorski W, Knap J, Pawlowski Z, Krawczyk M, Polanski J, Stefaniak J . Human alveolar echinococcosis in Poland: 1990-2011. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(1):e1986. PMC: 3536814. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001986. View

14.

Casulli A, Abela-Ridder B, Petrone D, Fabiani M, Bobic B, Carmena D . Unveiling the incidences and trends of the neglected zoonosis cystic echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the MEmE project. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022; 23(3):e95-e107. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00638-7. View

15.

Autier B, Gottstein B, Millon L, Ramharter M, Gruener B, Bresson-Hadni S . Alveolar echinococcosis in immunocompromised hosts. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022; 29(5):593-599. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.12.010. View