caa a22 4500 477035493 CHVBK 20180405111304.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s002689900054 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s002689900054 Peritoneal Echinococcosis [Elektronische Daten] [Dionissios D. Karavias, Constantine E. Vagianos, Stavros K. Kakkos, Constantine M. Panagopoulos, John A. Androulakis] Abstract. Peritoneal echinococcosis is rare, even in areas where hydatid disease is endemic. Although the liver and lungs are the organs most commonly involved, peritoneal echinococcosis, either primary or secondary, represents an uncommon but significant manifestation of the disease. We reviewed the medical records of 121 patients with abdominal echinococcosis operated on in our department over the past 12 years. Peritoneal echinococcosis was found in 17 patients, usually combined with liver disease. The presenting symptoms were mostly atypical, and a few cases were discovered accidentally during routine follow-up after operations for hepatic echinococcosis. Surgery remains the best curative or palliative treatment for peritoneal echinococcosis, although anthelmintics can be an effective alternative for the treatment of small and asymptomatic cysts.: 1996 by the Société Internationale de Chir, ugie Karavias Dionissios D. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut Vagianos Constantine E. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut Kakkos Stavros K. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut Panagopoulos Constantine M. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut Androulakis John A. aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689900054 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689900054 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karavias Dionissios D. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vagianos Constantine E. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kakkos Stavros K. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Panagopoulos Constantine M. Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece, GR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Androulakis John A. aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer