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Trigui A, Fendri S, Saumtally MS, Akrout A, Trabelsi J, Daoud R, Toumi N, Ketata S, Boujelbene W, Mzali R, Dziri C, Ben Amar M, Boujelben S. Standardized approach to the conservative surgery of hepatic cystic echinococcosis: A prospective study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024; 18:e0012289. [PMID: 38924053 PMCID: PMC11232992 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Surgery is the mainstay of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (HCE). The conservative surgery of HCE carries a non-negligible risk of recurrence and significant morbidity, dominated by Deep Surgical Site Infections (DSSI). To address these issues, we have improved and standardized this technique, which could reduce complications and achieve better postoperative outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a prospective study from June 2017 to June 2022 involving of patient operated using a standardized open technique for uncomplicated HCE at Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia. The aim was to obtain results at least similar to radical management in terms of DSSI. Patients with large cystobiliary fistulas or patients with complicated cysts were excluded. RESULTS Fifty patients with 106 cysts were operated using the standardized technique comprising of liver mobilization, intraoperative ultrasound, systematic methylene blue injection to detect cystobiliary fistulas and omentoplasty. The median age of the patients was 44(semi-interquartile range: 16) years. The main symptom described by the patient was pain in 43 cases (86%). An abnormal liver test was found in 20 cases (40%). On imaging studies, the cyst had a median size of 7.4(3.0) cm. Cyst of the hepatic dome accounted for 38 cases (35.8%) with most cysts being situated in the right hemi-liver. Visual inspection of the cavity and Methylene blue testing allowed for the discovery of 57 cysts (53.7%) that had cystobiliary fistulas that were sutured. Omentoplasty was performed in 77 cysts (72.6%). Postoperatively, only 2 cases (1.9%) developed a DSSI in the form of an external bile leak with resolved with conservative management. No case of recurrence was found after a median follow-up of 24 months. CONCLUSION The standardized conservative surgical technique, in selected patients, shows promise in reducing DSSI rates and overall morbidity, and achieve as equally good result as radical management.
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- Aymen Trigui
- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology. Hédi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology. Hédi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of Radiology. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of Anaesthesiology. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis, General Surgery; Honoris Medical Simulation Centre director, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Faculty of Medicine; Department of General and Digestive surgery. Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Jellali M, Zenati H, Zayati M, Korbi I, Noomen F. Intrabiliary Rupture of a Hepatic Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2024; 25:e943893. [PMID: 38733073 PMCID: PMC11099549 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.943893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Hydatid disease is a common parasitic infection in many areas of Asia, South America, and Africa. It can affect any organ, most commonly the liver. The hydatid is often asymptomatic and the diagnosis is made when complications arise. The most common complication of this disease is opening in the bile ducts, which is a life-threatening condition causing serious acute cholangitis. We report a case of acute cholangitis caused by hydatid cyst rupture into the right bile duct. CASE REPORT A 33-year-old woman, with no medical or surgical history, presented to our Emergency Department with abdominal pain, jaundice, and fever for 3 days prior to admission. The patient was hemodynamically stable. In the examination, we noticed right upper-quadrant tenderness with guarding, icterus sclera, and negative Murphy sign. A CT scan showed a liver hydatid cyst of the 4th and 8th of segments, with intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary duct dilation. The cyst communicated with the right hepatic bile duct via a large fistula. A diagnosis of acute cholangitis was made and she underwent conservative treatment with external drainage of the pericystic cavity through the biliary duct. The postoperative course was uncomplicated and she was discharged 15 days later. CONCLUSIONS The surgical approach to hepatic hydatid must be customized based on the specific characteristics of the cyst and associated complications. Acute hydatid cholangitis is a rare but serious complication of a hydatid cyst, which requires early diagnosis and adequate surgical management.
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- Maissa Jellali
- Corresponding Authors: Maissa Jellali, e-mail: , Hanen Zenati, e-mail
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- Corresponding Authors: Maissa Jellali, e-mail: , Hanen Zenati, e-mail
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Abbasi Dezfouli S, El Rafidi A, Aminizadeh E, Ramouz A, Al-Saeedi M, Khajeh E, Mieth M, Weber TF, Chang DH, Hoffmann K, Büchler MW, Mehrabi A. Risk factors and management of biliary leakage after Endocystectomy for hepatic cystic echinococcosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011724. [PMID: 37906617 PMCID: PMC10637722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endocystectomy is a conservative surgical approach to managing cystic echinococcosis. Bile leakage is the main complication of this technique. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with bile leakage and to assess the outcomes and cost efficiency of strategies used to treat bile leakage. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Patients who underwent endocystectomy between 2005 and 2020 were included. The preoperative characteristics, intra- and postoperative outcomes, hospital costs, and cost efficiency (the Diagnosis-Related Group reimbursement minus the overall cost) were evaluated prospectively. A total of eighty patients with 142 cysts were included. Postoperative complications occurred in 17 patients (21%), including 11 patients with bile leakage (type A: 1, type B: 6 and type C: 4 patients, total 13%). Bile leakage was more frequent in patients with preoperative MRI signs of cysto-biliary fistulas or intraoperative visible cysto-biliary fistulas (p = 0.03 and p = 0.04, respectively) and in patients with cysts larger than 8 cm (p = 0.03). Patients with bile leakage who underwent reoperation (type C) had significantly shorter hospital stays (9 vs. 16 days, p<0.01) and better cost efficiency than those who received radiologic or endocscopic interventions (€2,072 vs. -€2,097 p = 0.01). No mortality was observed, and recurrence was seen in two patients. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Endocystectomy is a safe and efficient technique. Preoperative and intraoperative cysto-biliary fistulas and a cyst diameter larger than 8 cm are correlated to postoperative bile leakage. Early operative management of bile leakage reduces hospital stay and improves cost efficiency compared with radiologic or endoscopic treatments.
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- Sepehr Abbasi Dezfouli
- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Jaén-Torrejimeno I, Ramia JM, López-Guerra D, Rojas-Holguín A, De-Armas-Conde N, Blanco-Fernández G. Textbook outcome in the surgical treatment of liver hydatid cyst. Surgery 2023; 173:429-434. [PMID: 36334979 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Textbook outcome is a composite measure used in surgery to define the ideal postoperative period and to assess the quality of care. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of textbook outcome and the factors independently associated with its achievement following surgical treatment of liver hydatid cysts. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of patients operated on for liver hydatid cysts between January 2006 and December 2021. Textbook outcome was achieved when all the following criteria were fulfilled: no mortality within 90 days, no major complications within 90 days, no hospital readmission within 90 days, and no prolonged hospital stay. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed to identify factors associated with textbook outcome. RESULTS During the study period, 296 patients underwent surgery. Textbook outcome was recorded in 65.9% (195/296). Female gender (odds ratio 2.02; P = .010), noncomplicated cyst (odds ratio 3.97, P < .001), and radical surgery (odds ratio 2.26, P = .003) were the variables associated with a higher probability of achieving textbook outcome. CONCLUSION Textbook outcome may be a useful measure to assess the variations in surgical management between different centers, and to improve quality of care after liver hydatid cysts resection.
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Alicante, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Spain; Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Spain; Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Spain
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- Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud; Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Spain.
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DİZEN H, YALINBAŞ KAYA B. Surgical treatment of liver hydatic cyst and evaluation of cystobiliary fistula: experience of two centers. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.32322/jhsm.1112941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective: Intrabiliary rupture or cystobiliary fistula is the most common complication of hepatic hydatid cyst. In this article, our objective is to evaluate the clinical, laboratory, imaging, surgical treatment and results of cystobiliary fistulas, which is the most common complication of hydatid cysts.
Material and Method: In our study, patients who underwent open surgery and were followed up and treated for hydatid cyst in the gastroenterology and general surgery outpatient clinic and service between years 2015-2021 were included. The clinical, laboratory, radiological and surgical results of 171 patients with hydatid cysts were retrospectively analyzed.
Results: The mean age of 171 patients who underwent surgery for hydatid cyst was 44.8 (18-71), 68 of whom were men and 103 were women. Bile leakage was present in 50 patients (50 (29.23%)). There were 24 (48%) men and 26 (52%) women with bile leakage. The cyst diameter was 74.2 (36-170) mm and the number of cysts was 1.2 (1-2). The cysts were located in the right lobe of the liver in 116 (79%) patients, in the left lobe in 30 (15%) patients, and in both lobes in 25 (6%) patients. Cystobiliary fistula developed more frequently, especially in cysts located in the right lobe(36 (72%)). Cystobiliary fistula was most common in CE3 (Gharbi type 2) type (30 (60%)). Cystectomy+drainage was performed in 137 (80%) patients in all groups. Cystectomy and drainage were the most common surgical procedures. The cyst diameter was 10 cm in the group with cystobiliary fistula and was significant compared to the group without fistula (p<0.001). Aminotransferase (AST and ALT) levels were high in patients with cystobiliary fistula (p=0.012, p=0.054). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and gamma glutamyl transferase (p=0.231, p=0.097, p=0.544).
Conclusion: Liver hydatid cyst is endemic in our country as well as in many other countries in the world. Complicated hepatic hydatid cysts require timely and appropriate treatment because of their life-threatening complications. Cytobiliary fistula is the most common complication. In the surgical treatment of hydatid cyst disease, the earlier the diagnosis of occult cystobiliary fistulas is made (especially in the preoperative or peroperative period), the easier the treatment is, and the risk of bile leakage and consequently the morbidity and mortality decreases. Our results and experience showed that treatment and complications are related to the location and size of the cyst, occult/large cystobiliary fistula, detectability of occult fistulas, experienced center and surgeon.
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- SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ESKİŞEHİR ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ
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