Medical treatment of hydatid cysts: Activity of albendazole in three patients (22 cysts);Traitement médical du kyste hydatique: Évaluation de l'albendazole chez 3 patients (22 kystes)

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 514-518

  Ben Jemaa, M ^a   Marrakchi, C ^a   Maaloul, I ^a   Mezghanni, S ^b   Khemakhem, B ^a   Ben Arab, N ^a   Ayadi, A ^b   Ben Hamed, S ^a  

^a HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Echinococcus granulosus; Polycystic hydatidosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; MALE; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036750378     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(02)00406-7     Document Type: Article

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