Dramatic response to albendazole in transplantation candidates with unresectable hepatic alveolar hydatid disease

Dramatic response to albendazole in transplantation candidates with unresectable hepatic alveolar hydatid disease

Abstract Long‐term albendazole treatment should be given to all patients with unresectable hepatic alveolar echinococcosis as dramatic regression is possible in 15%–20%. It may be prudent to prepare a living donor for possible salvage transplant in case of a severe complication. Preemptive transplan...

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Main Authors: Sönmez Ocak, Arzu Poyanlı, Mine Güllüoğu, Cem İbiş, Yaman Tekant, İlgin Özden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
Albendazole
alveolar hydatid
dramatic regression
Echinococcus multilocularis
liver transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4666

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4666

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