The role of ultrasonography in Albendazole treatment of hydatid liver cyst monitoring in children--three case reports.

Abstract

UNLABELLED:

Hydatid liver cyst represents a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The condition has been known for over 2000 years, with endemic spreading areas in sheep-raising regions of the world, including Africa, the Mediterranean region, Middle East, Asia, Australia, South America and New Zealand.

OVERVIEW:

This paper describes various aspects of Albendazole chemotherapy used in patients with a clear diagnosis of a hydatid hepatic cyst. The diagnosis is relatively easy to formulate, and the imaging evaluation is used for differential diagnosis and for follow-up in treated patients. Ultrasound images presented in this article show the evolution of hydatid hepatic cyst under Albendazole treatment.

IN CONCLUSION:

hydatid hepatic cyst is a condition in which long therapy with Albendazole has good results in patient with primary disease but also in cases of relapse, and is an important alternative to surgery.

• Authors: Horatiu Gocan, Adrian Surd, Ioan Dobrescu, Emilia Pop
• Journal: Medical ultrasonography (Med Ultrason) Vol. 12 Issue 4 Pg. 340-4 (Dec 2010) ISSN: 2066-8643 [Electronic] Romania
• PMID: 21210021 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anthelmintics
• Albendazole

Topics

• Adolescent
• Albendazole (therapeutic use)
• Anthelmintics (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Echinococcosis, Hepatic (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Ultrasonography