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| Echinococcus granulosus: A novel parenchymal sparing surgical treatment |
| Daniela Kniepeiss a , Emina Talakic b , Peter Schemmer a , ∗ |
a General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria
b Division of General Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 20, 8036 Graz, Austria
∗ Corresponding author.
E-mail address: peter.schemmer@medunigraz.at (P. Schemmer). |
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Abstract Human echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus (E.) tapeworms. There are different species, but E. granulosus and E. multilocularis have clinical relevance causing cystic and alveolar echinococcosis, respectively. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is defined as presence of one or more hydatid cysts, most frequently in the liver and the lungs, less usual in the kidneys, bones, spleen, pancreas, heart or brain. The location, the number and size of the cysts determine the severity of the disease [1] .
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2020, Vol. 19 
