DIFFERENTIATION OF REPETITIVE FORMS OF LIVER ECHINOCOCCUS USING THE PREINV INDEX

Abstract

Recurrent forms of liver echinococcosis continue to be a relevant problem for endemic regions, despite the development of modern diagnostic methods and surgical treatment. Re-identification of parasitic cysts may be due to incomplete initial diagnosis, insufficient radicality of the intervention, intraoperative implantation of viable parasite elements, or re-infection of the patient. The use of the general term "recurrent" to describe these conditions makes it difficult to interpret them clinically and does not allow for precise determination of what needs to be corrected: surgical techniques, postoperative monitoring, or public health measures.