Current status of the surgical treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

Abstract

Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. At present, the treatment of HAE is mainly based on radical surgical resection, assisted by drug therapy. This article introduces the current status of the application of radical surgical resection, ablation techniques, and palliative surgery in the treatment of HAE and summarizes the main indications for autologous liver transplantation, so as to provide certain experience and reference for selecting the treatment strategies for HAE.