A case of alveolar echinococcosis restricted to the pancreas

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2117-2119

  Frossard, Jean Louis ^a   Armenian, Berj ^b   Gottstein, Bruno ^b   Diebold Berger, Sophie ^b   Khan, Haalem ^b   Vine, Roland ^b   Hadengue, Antoine ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0030659667     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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