Application of Multi-Slice Computed Tomography for the Preoperative Diagnosis and Classification of Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis

Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis remains a serious threat to public health. A standardized, imaging-based classification method for pulmonary echinococcosis has not yet been developed despite the existence of a standardized ultrasound classification method and treatment plan for hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Chest computed tomography (CT) images from 34 cases of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis with 46 lesions were used for classification based on the World Health Organization (WHO) standardized ultrasound classification of hepatic cystic echinococcosis. CT findings were compared with intraoperative observations and postoperative pathological results to assess accuracy. Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis was common in women (14/34, 41.2%) and children (14/34, 41.2%) with a single cyst (28/46, 60.9%). Most lesions were classified as cystic echinococcosis 1(CE1, 19/46) or cystic echinococcosis 3(CE3, 21/46). Blood leukocytosis was mostly observed in CE3 lesions (100%, 9/9) (p < 0.05). The preoperative CT diagnosis of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis had an accuracy rate of 100%. The preoperative CT typing, and postoperative pathological typing had a coincidence rate of 97.8% (45/46). Our study provided a classification method based on CT imaging for pulmonary cystic echinococcosis that can be used during pre-surgical planning to reduce patient's postoperative complications and mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 10(2021), 3 vom: 16. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Lizhong [VerfasserIn]
Pema [VerfasserIn]
Mu, Longlong [VerfasserIn]
Si, Mingjue [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Ciren, Guojie [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Lingling [VerfasserIn]

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CT-image derived classification
Journal Article
Multi-slice computed tomography
Preoperative diagnosis
Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis

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Date Revised 25.06.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/pathogens10030353

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NLM32703775X