Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic echinococcosis: An overview

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Supplement

Volumn 39, Issue 241, 2004, Pages 50-55

  Schipper, H G ^a   Kager, P A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Echinococcosis; Mebendazole; PAIR; Percutaneous treatment; PEVAC; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBENDAZOLE; ALCOHOL; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CIMETIDINE; LIVER ENZYME; MEBENDAZOLE; POLIDOCANOL; PRAZIQUANTEL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANOREXIA; ASPIRATION; BILE LEAKAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYST FLUID; DECISION MAKING; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; HAIR LOSS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER SURGERY; NAUSEA; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUNCTURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SEROLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; TERATOGENESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; LAPAROSCOPY; REVIEW; SUCTION;

ANTHELMINTICS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PUNCTURES; SUCTION;

EID: 11144222591     PISSN: 00855928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00855920410011004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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