Open AccessHepatic visceral larva migrans, a resilient entity on imaging: Experience from a tertiary liver center
Author(s) -
Shalini Thapar Laroia,
Archana Rastogi,
Chhagan Bihari,
Ajeet Singh Bhadoria,
Shiv Kumar Sarin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.175100
Subject(s) - center (category theory) , larva migrans , larva , tertiary care , medicine , pathology , biology , helminthiasis , ecology , chemistry , crystallography
Hepatic visceral larva migrans (VLM) is an uncommon parasitic manifestation seen in the liver. It presents as coalescing, conglomerated, or solitary abscess cavities in the liver on imaging. We conducted a retrospective clinico-radiological analysis of 24 patients with biopsy proven VLM who were reviewed and followed up at our tertiary liver institute over a period of 4 years.