Long-term albendazole treatment in one case of alveolar echinococcosis: Case report

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-257

  Çökmez, Atilla ^a   Aydede, Hasan ^a,b,c   Gür, Serhat ^a   Tarcan, Ercüment ^a  

^a Izmir Ataturk Researh and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Alveolar echinococcosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATOJEJUNOSTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REMISSION;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142086732     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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