Treatment of cystic echinococcosis: A combination of general goals and rules, individual decisions and indications

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 86-88

  Vuitton, D A ^a   Wen, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; NITAZOXANIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTECTOMY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; OMENTOPLASTY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOSURGERY; REINFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

DECISION MAKING; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 33947617269     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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