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Clinical, imaging, serological, and therapeutic data were collected from 5 patients with residual\/recurrent AE lesions who survived for more than 15 years. Since 2004, [<jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG)\u2013positron emission tomography (PET) images were available, and the levels of serum antibodies (Abs) against <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Echinococcus multilocularis<\/jats:italic>\u2013recombinant antigens were evaluated. Median survival time after LT was 21 years. These patients were from a prospective cohort of 23 patients with AE who underwent LT: 5 of 8 patients with residual\/recurrent AE and 4 of 9 patients without residual\/recurrent AE were alive in September 2009. High doses of immunosuppressive drugs, the late introduction of therapy with benzimidazoles, its withdrawal due to side effects, and nonadherence to this therapy adversely affected the prognosis. Anti-Em2<jats:sup>plus<\/jats:sup> and anti-rEm18 Ab levels and standard FDG-PET enabled the efficacy of therapy on the growth of EA lesions to be assessed. However, meaningful variations in Ab levels were observed below diagnostic cutoff values; and in monitoring AE lesions, images of FDG uptake taken 3 hours after its injection were more sensitive than images obtained 1 hour after its injection. In conclusion, benzimidazoles can control residual\/recurrent AE lesions after LT. Using anti-rEm18 or anti-Em2<jats:sup>plus<\/jats:sup> Ab levels and the delayed acquisition of FDG-PET images can improve the functional assessment of disease activity. The potential recurrence of disease, especially in patients with residual or metastatic AE lesions, should not be regarded as a contraindication to LT when AE is considered to be lethal in the short term. 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