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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4611-4617
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4611
Liver alveolar echinococcosis in China: Clinical aspect with relative basic research
Ci-Peng Jiang, McManus Don, Malcolm Jones
Ci-Peng Jiang, Hydatidosis Research Laboratory of Basic Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
McManus Don, Malcolm Jones, Post Office Royal Brisbane Hospital, Q 4029 Australia
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by England Wellcome Trust, 2002
Correspondence to: Ci-Peng Jiang, MD, Professor of Parasitology, Hydatidosis Research Laboratory of Basic Medical School, Lanzhou University, Western Dong Gang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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Received: September 23, 2004
Revised: November 8, 2004
Accepted: November 12, 2004
Published online: August 14, 2005
Abstract

This paper deals with all aspects of liver alveolar echin-ococcosis (AE) including epidemiology, pathology, clinical manifestations, imaging examinations, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, surgical treatment and chemotherapy. The review is not only based on personal clinical experiences but also in combination with relative basic research such as proliferation and growth of alveococcus, preclinical studies of a novel compound extracted from TCM for treatment of liver AE, and molecular immunology used for specific AE diagnosis, etc.

Keywords: Echinococcosis; Alveolar echinococcosis; Liver; Clinical aspect; Basic research; China