Infected Hepatic Echinococcosis. Clinical, Therapeutic, and Prognostic Aspects. A Systematic Review.

Infected Hepatic Echinococcosis. Clinical, Therapeutic, and Prognostic Aspects. A Systematic Review. Ann Hepatol. 2020 Aug 21;: Authors: Castillo S, Manterola C, Grande L, Rojas C Abstract Infected hepatic echinococcosis (IHE), defined as a cystic infection, and the development of a liver abscess may be a complication in the natural history of hepatic echinococcosis. The aim of this study was to review the evidence available related to the clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of IHE. We conducted a systematic review. DATA SOURCES: Trip Database, BIREME-BVS, SciELO, LILACS, IBECS, PAHO-WHO; WoS, EMBASE, SCOPUS and PubMed. STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Studies related to IHE in human populations, without language restriction, published between 1966 and 2020. VARIABLES: Year of publication, geographical origin of the samples, number of patients, therapeutic and prognosis aspects, and methodological quality (MQ) for each article. Descriptive statistics was applied. Subsequently, weighted averages (WA) of the MQ of each article were calculated for each variable of interest. 960 related articles were identified; 47 fulfilled selection criteria, including 486 patients with a median age of 48 years, 51.6% being male. The largest proportion of articles were from Spain, India, and Greece (36.1%). Mean cyst diameter was 14.1 cm, and main location was right liver lobe (74.0%). WA for morbidity, mortality, hospital stay, ...
Source: Annals of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Ann Hepatol Source Type: research