Splenic hydatid cyst: Is splenectomy necessary?

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-214

  Rabie, Mohammad Ezzedien ^a   Al Naami, Awaji ^b   Arishi, Abdul Rahman ^b   Ageeli, Hussein ^a   Al Harbi, Nasser ^b   Shaban, Abdul Nasser ^a  

^a JAZAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Fahad Central Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hydatid cyst; Immune function; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349554063     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0031-x     Document Type: Article

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