Medical treatment of pulmonary hydatidosis: Complications and surgical management

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 774-776

  Keramidas, D ^a   Mavridis, G ^a   Soutis, M ^a   Passalidis, A ^b  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complications; Medical treatment; Pulmonary hydatidosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG HYDATID CYST; LUNG SURGERY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642401996     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-003-1031-4     Document Type: Article

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