Skip to main content

Table 2 Therapeutic features of human alveolar echinococcosis cohort patients in Hungary(2003–2018)

From: Emerging human alveolar echinococcosis in Hungary (2003–2018): a retrospective case series analysis from a multi-centre study

case no.

1

2

3

4

antiparasitic drug tx (duration in months)

ABZ (3) 10.2004–12.2004

ABZ (162) continuously since

07.2005

ABZ (12) 11.2008 –

01.2009 and 06.2016–03.2017

surgery

exploration –unresectable

exploration,

fenestration, marsupialisation

EPI

PTD (2x), ERCP

follow-up period in months

27

177

162

124

radiomorphology on final control, largest diameter of AE lesion(s) in mm (date)

CT (04.2005) – pseudocystic AE lesion in left lobe 49 mm, two more AE lesions in right lobe, 35 mm and 24 mm

US (09.2014) stabilization

MRI (12.2018) stabilization

US (12.2018) residual cavity in SIV 70 mm, giant biloma in porta hepatis

PNM at final imaging

P1N0Mx

P1NxMx

P2N1Mx

P3N0Mx

complications

elevated GGT (136), ALP (621), sebi (36,3)

central biliary obstruction, cholangitis, biloma, bile-leaking

outcome

progression, AE unrelated death

stabilization

stabilization

progression

case no.

5

6

7

8

antiparasitic drug tx (duration in months)

ABZ (5) 02.2012–07.2012

ABZ (67) continuously since 06.2013

ABZ (24) postoperatively

surgery

marsupialization, drainage

extended right hemihepatectomy

segmentectomy

EPI

ERCP – biliary stent implantation, nasobiliary stent

follow-up period in months

9

84

69

51

radiomorphology on final control, largest diameter of AE lesion(s) in mm (date)

US (11.2011) residual cavity 45 mm, atrophy of right lobe

US (02.2018) no recurrence

MRI (10.2018) and US (10.2018), 109 mm

US (07.2018) no recurrence

PNM at final imaging

P4N0Mx

P0N0Mx

P4N0Mx

P0N0M0

complications

central biliary obstruction, bile-leaking, bilio-peritoneal fistula, injury of bileducts during surgical manipulation, cachexia

postoperative peritonitis, haematoma, bile-leaking, Kehr-drainage

v. cava inferior compression

outcome

progression, AE related death

no recurrence

stabilization

no recurrence

case no.

9

10

11

12

antiparasitic drug tx (duration in months)

ABZ (3) lowered dose intermittently in 2016, finally ceased

ABZ (30) continuously since 07.2016

ABZ (21) postoperatively

ABZ (3) 09.2017–11.2017

surgery

segmentectomy

EPI

follow-up period in months

36

30

20

18

radiomorphology on final control, largest diameter of AE lesion(s) in mm (date)

MRI (10.2018), CT (10.2018) no progression in liver, new pulmonary micronodules (09.2017)

MRI (11.2018) SIV 70 mm, progression

MRI (06.2018), US (10.2018) no recurrence

US (07.2018) AE lesion in left lobe 65 mm, AE lesion in right lobe 44 mm

PNM at final imaging

P3N0Mx

P1N0Mx

P0N0Mx

P2N0Mx

complications

ABZ hepatotoxicity and allergic reactions, undignified pulmonary microlesions

outcome

stabilization

progression

no recurrence

progression

case no.

13

14

15

16

antiparasitic drug tx (duration in months)

ABZ (12) continuously since 01.2018

ABZ (12) continuously since 01.2018

ABZ (3) 06.2018–09.2018

surgery

right hemihepatectomy, exstirpation of d. choledochus and cholecystectomy, hepaticojejunostomia

explorative laparotomy

right hemihepatectomy, exstirpation of d. choledochus and cholecystectomy, hepaticojejunostomia

EPI

ERCP

ERCP (2x), stent implantation (2x)

ERCP, stent implantation, PTD (2x)

follow-up period in months

13

12

5

1

radiomorphology on final control, largest diameter of AE lesion(s) in mm (date)

MRI (10.2018) AE lesion in SV 79 mm

CT (10.2018) no recurrence

US (05.2018) 120 mm AE lesion occupying left lobe, ascites, dilatated intrahepatic bileducts

PNM at final imaging

P4N0Mx

P0N1Mx

P4N1Mx

P0N0Mx

complications

thrombosis and parasitic infiltration of right v. portae, compression of d. hepaticus dexter

leukopenia, hairloss, haematoma in residual left lobe (32 mm) and undignified pulmonary microlesions

compression of d. hepaticus communis, peritonitis, cholangiogen sepsis

compression of d. hepaticus communis, abscessus hepatis, liver insufficiency, septic shock

outcome

stabilization

no recurrence

progression, AE related death

progression, AE related death

  1. E.m Echinococcus multilocularis, AE alveolar echinococcosis, CE cystic echinococcosis, v vena, d ductus, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, GGT gamma-glutamyltransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, sebi serum bilirubin, US ultrasound, CT computer tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, IH immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibody mAbEm2G11, PCR polymerase chain reaction, tx treatment, EPI endoscopic and percutaneous interventions, ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, PTC percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, PTD percutaneous transhepatic drainage, FNAB fine needle aspiration biopsy, S liver segment, ABZ albendazole, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma