Primary solitary Ecbinococcosis in cervical spine: Postsurgical successful outcome after long term albendazole treatment

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 520-523

  García Vicuña, Rosario ^a,b   Carvajal, Inmaculada ^a   Ortiz García, Ana ^a   López Robledillo, Juan C ^a   Laffón, Armando ^a   Sabando, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cervical vertebrae; Echinococcosis; Spinal hydatid disease

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033621906     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200002150-00021     Document Type: Article

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