Ultrasonography as the First Method of Choice in the Diagnosis of Primary Extrahepatic Echinococcosis: Case Report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Nikolay Damianov; Vladislav Stoyanov; Ommega Internationals
- Source
- Journal of Anesthesia and Surgery. 6:1-3
- Subject
- 03 medical and health sciences
medicine.medical_specialty
0302 clinical medicine
business.industry
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
parasitic diseases
medicine
Radiology
Ultrasonography
business
medicine.disease
Echinococcosis
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
- Language
- ISSN
- 2377-1364
The aim of this presentation is to show the high informative value of ultrasonography as the first method of choice in the diagnosis of atypical extra-hepatic forms of echoconcosis. Echinococcosis is zooanthroponosis and is most commonly caused by the larval form of E. granulosus. Echinococcal cysts develop, most commonly in the human liver and second - in the lung. Rare primary localization is echinococcus cysts of greater omentum and spleen. Ultrasonography is first method of ch?ice for diagnostic. The main clinical and laboratory diagnostic methods are immunoelectrophoresis and serological evidence of echinococcosis by ELISA. Timely surgical treatment give it a chance to cure. The use of post-operative antiparasitic chemoprophylaxis and therapy is recommended.