Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2024; 30(23): 2981-2990
Published online Jun 21, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i23.2981
Fifty-five cases of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis combined with lymph node metastasis: A retrospective study
Yilizhati Aimaitijiang, Tie-Min Jiang, Ying-Mei Shao, Tuerganaili Aji
Yilizhati Aimaitijiang, State Key Laboratory on Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, The First Clinical College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Yilizhati Aimaitijiang, The First Ward of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Tie-Min Jiang, Tuerganaili Aji, Department of Hepatobiliary & Hydatid Diseases, Digestive & Vascular Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Ying-Mei Shao, Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Echinococcosis and Hepatobiliary Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Author contributions: Aimaitijiang Y and Aji T designed the outline of the manuscript; Jiang TM drafted the manuscript; Shao YM edited the manuscript and reviewed the literature, supervised and supported the study; Aji T revised the manuscript and provided funding support; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, No. 2022D01D17.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Human Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University (No. 20211015-53), and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Tuerganaili Aji, Doctor, PhD, Professor, Department of Hepatobiliary & Hydatid Diseases, Digestive & Vascular Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No. 393 Xinyi Road, Xincheng District, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. tuergan78@sina.com
Received: January 11, 2024
Revised: May 2, 2024
Accepted: May 20, 2024
Published online: June 21, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We retrospectively summarized and analyzed the clinical data, diagnosis and treatment, follow-up efficacy and characteristics of lymph node metastasis in 55 patients combined with lymph node metastasis among 623 patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) admitted to our hospital from January 2012 to January 2022. This study is the first and largest retrospective study specifically describing the management of hepatic AE combined with lymph node metastases. We present a radical hepatectomy combined with regional lymph node dissection strategy for patients with hepatic AE combined with lymph node metastasis based on the outcomes of this study and our experience.