Isolated type I pelvic cystic echinococcosis mimicking ovarian tumor

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 289-291

  Vural, Mehmet ^a   Yalcin, Saban ^a   Yildiz, Sema ^a   Camuzcuoglu, Hakan ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pelvic cyst; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MICTURITION DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY TUMOR; PALPATION; PELVIS ECHINOCOCCOSIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 79958041037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4297/najms.2011.3289     Document Type: Article

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