Update on cystic hydatid disease

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 497-502

  Brunetti, Enrico ^a   Junghanss, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Benzimidazoles; Cystic echinococcosis; Injection of a scolecidal agent and re aspiration; Percutaneous treatment; Puncture; Surgery; Watch and wait

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SULFONE; SULFOXIDE;

CASE STUDY; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMANS;

EID: 70249111882     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328330331c     Document Type: Review

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