Experience of liver transplantation for incurable alveolar echinococcosis: a 45-case European collaborative report.

International audienceAlveolar echinococcosis (AE) of the liver is a rare and severe parasitic disease. It behaves like a slow-growing liver cancer, and liver transplantation (LT) has been proposed in advanced cases since 1985. The aim of this retrospective study was to collect all AE transplant cases in Europe, analyze the results, and specify the usefulness of LT for this unusual indication.A questionnaire was sent to 83 LT centers from July 1996 to December 1999