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Echinococcosis of the liver during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Vliet W.,
Scheele F.,
SibingaMulder L.,
Dekker G.A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(95)02360-o
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcosis , pregnancy , obstetrics , surgery , biology , genetics
A 20‐year‐old Turkish woman with three huge echinococcus cysts of the liver was admitted in the third trimester of pregnancy. During pregnancy she received albendazole and during vaginal delivery she received both albendazole and medication aimed at preventing anaphylactic reaction. We believe that the presence of large hydatid cysts during pregnancy should be managed conservatively with courses of albendazole after the first trimester of pregnancy.