Splenic hydatid cyst, a rare location of extrahepatic echinococcosis: Report of six cases

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Fernández Ruiz, Mario ^a   Guerra Vales, Juan Manuel ^a   Enguita Valls, Ana Belén ^a   Vila Santos, Juan ^a   García Borda, Francisco Javier ^a   Morales Gutiérrez, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Echinococcosis; Hydatid cyst; Hydatid disease; Spleen; Splenectomy; Unusual localization

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPLEEN CYST; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC HYDATID CYST;

ADULT; AGED; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 55649102255     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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