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A rare reason for liver transplantation: hepatic alveoloar echinococcosis
Author(s) -
Kantarci M.,
Pirimoglu B.,
Aydinli B.,
Ozturk G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12222
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , echinococcosis , pathology
Abstract One of the rare indications for liver transplantation is hepatic alveolar echinococcosis ( AE ). We present a case of hepatic AE with portal vein involvement.