Eren S, Aydın S, Kantarci M, Kızılgöz V, Levent A, Şenbil DC, Akhan O. Percutaneous management in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: A sum of single center experiences and a brief overview of the literature. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(3): 398-407 [PMID: 37032805 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i3.398]
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Düzgün Can Şenbil, MD, Academic Research, Doctor, Research Assistant, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Hacı Ali akın Street, Erzincan 24100, Turkey. senbilcan@gmail.com
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
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Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2023; 15(3): 398-407 Published online Mar 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i3.398
Percutaneous management in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: A sum of single center experiences and a brief overview of the literature
Suat Eren, Sonay Aydın, Mecit Kantarci, Volkan Kızılgöz, Akın Levent, Düzgün Can Şenbil, Okan Akhan
Suat Eren, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25100, Turkey
Sonay Aydın, Mecit Kantarci, Volkan Kızılgöz, Akın Levent, Düzgün Can Şenbil, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan 24100, Turkey
Okan Akhan, Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06090, Turkey
Author contributions: Eren S, Aydın S and Kantarcı M contributed with data acquisition; Kızılgöz V performed the statistical analysis; Levent A, Senbil DC and Akhan O contributed to study design; Eren S and Kızılgöz V contributed to critical analysis; Senbil DC and Aydın S contributed to writing and critical review of the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The Ethics and Research Board of the Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University faculty of medicine approved the study, No. EBYU-KAEK-2020-001-297.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the participants.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Data used in this study is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Düzgün Can Şenbil, MD, Academic Research, Doctor, Research Assistant, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Hacı Ali akın Street, Erzincan 24100, Turkey. senbilcan@gmail.com
Received: November 24, 2022 Peer-review started: November 24, 2022 First decision: December 10, 2022 Revised: December 18, 2022 Accepted: February 14, 2023 Article in press: February 14, 2023 Published online: March 27, 2023 Processing time: 123 Days and 5.6 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Alveolar echinococcus is a zoonotic infection that can be fatal in humans. In our study, we conducted a brief assessment of the role of interventional radiology in the treatment of alveolar echinococcus.
Research motivation
Despite radical surgical procedures, the rate of complete recovery from alveolar echinococcus is quite low. Patients can benefit greatly from an increase in the success rates of treatments performed with interventional radiology.
Research objectives
The goal of our research is to compare the success rates of interventional radiological methods to surgical methods.
Research methods
Our clinic's experience and those mentioned in the literature, as well as surgical methods, were compared.
Research results
Interventional radiology can be used to treat infected alveolar echinococci in particular.
Research conclusions
Interventional radiology can be used to treat infected alveolar echinococci in particular. Palliative surgery rates may thus fall.
Research perspectives
In our study, it was aimed to provide convenience for the patient and save time and money by advancing interventional radiological treatment methods in the treatment of alveolar echinococcus.
