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Echinococcosis of the liver during pregnancy
W van Vliet1, F Scheele, L Sibinga-Mulder
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
A 20-year-old Turkish woman with three huge echinococcus cysts of the liver was admitted in the third trimester of pregnancy. During pregnancy she received albendazole and during vaginal delivery she received both albendazole and medication aimed at preventing anaphylactic reaction. We believe that the presence of large hydatid cysts during pregnancy should be managed conservatively with courses of albendazole after the first trimester of pregnancy.