Treatment of liver hydatidosis: How to treat an asymptomatic carrier?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 4123-4129

  Frider, Bernardo ^a   Larrieu, Edmundo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Ministry of Health of Rio Negro Province ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Asymptomatic liver hydatidosis; Hepatic cystic echinococcosis; Hydatid cyst; Liver; Liver ultrasonography; Puncture aspiration injection and reaspiration; Ultrasonography screening

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZILIMIDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOPSY; CYST ASPIRATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 77956605905     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4123     Document Type: Editorial

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