Abstract
Hydatid disease (human echinococcosis) is a zoonotic infection caused by larval forms (metacestodes) of the genus Echinococcus. Although pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to hydatid disease has been described, it is quite rare. We report a patient with chronic echinococcal embolic PH in whom treatment with novel PH therapies permitted successful resection of the hepatic cyst with a good outcome.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
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Bosentan
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Chronic Disease
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / complications
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / surgery
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / complications*
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Epoprostenol / therapeutic use
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Hepatectomy
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
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Male
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Pulmonary Artery / parasitology
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Pulmonary Artery / pathology
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Pulmonary Embolism / complications*
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Sulfonamides / therapeutic use
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery
Substances
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Antihypertensive Agents
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Sulfonamides
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Epoprostenol
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Bosentan