Liver graft harbouring hydatid disease: how far can we extend our donor pool?

Parasitology Research
Anna MrzljakTatjana Vilibic-Cavlek

Abstract

As the current demand for liver transplantation exceeds our donor pool, the donor search is shifted towards the extended donor criteria. The livers harbouring hydatid disease are a controversial source of grafts. We report the use of a liver graft harbouring hydatid disease in urgent liver transplantation in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis. Corroborated with previous experiences, we show that the liver grafts harbouring hydatid cysts provide a rare but valuable source of organs.

References

Aug 26, 2010·Journal of Helminthology·I TabainG Mlinarić-Galinović
Mar 19, 2013·Transplantation Proceedings·C ErisS Yilmaz
Mar 1, 2017·Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society·Damiano PatronoRenato Romagnoli
Oct 27, 2018·Ultrasound International Open·Enrico BrunettiChristoph F Dietrich
Feb 15, 2019·Clinical Microbiology Reviews·Hao WenDonald P McManus

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BETA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELISA
PCR

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