[Combined echinococcosis management in children]

[3d-technologies in hepatobiliary surgery]

The authors describe modern 3D technologies in hepatobiliary surgery. These approaches reduce the risk of intra- and postoperative complications. Virtual 3D reconstruction with clear visualization of parasitic cyst, adjacent vessels and bile ducts is valuable to create 3D-model of liver. This model may be applied for personalized laparoscopic approach and precise surgical intervention.

CT Scanning in Identification of Sheep Cystic Echinococcosis

OBJECTIVE

We aim to determine the efficiency of CT in identification of cystic echinococcosis in sheep.

METHODS

Fifty-three sheep with liver cysts confirmed by ultrasonography were subject to CT scan to evaluate the number, size, and type of the cysts in liver and lung, confirmed using necropsy. The correlation of numbers between liver cysts and lung cysts was calculated using Pearson analysis.

RESULTS

Necropsy indicated a 98% consensus on size, location, number, and activity compared with CT scan. The viable cysts were 53.1% and 50.6% in the liver and lung, respectively. Among the cysts in liver, 35.5%, 9.5%, 5.7%, 10.2%, and 39.1% were Types CE1, CE2, CE3, CE4, and CE5, respectively. The cysts in the lungs, 17.4%, 26.9%, 12.1%, 11.6%, and 32.1%, were Types CE1, CE2, CE3, CE4, and CE5, respectively. A significant correlation was noticed between the number of cysts in liver and those in lung (R = 0.770, P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

CT scan is a suitable tool in determining the size and type of cystic hydatid cysts in both liver and lung of sheep. A significant correlation was noticed between the numbers in liver and lung, indicating that lung infection was likely due to the expansion of liver cyst burden pressure.