Percutaneous treatment of hydatid liver cysts: An update

Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Giorgio, Antonio ^a   Calisti, Giorgio ^a   de Stefano, Giorgio ^a   Farella, Nunzia ^a   Scognamiglio, Umberto ^a   Giorgio, Valentina ^b  

^a AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

D PAI; Hepatic echinococcosis; Liver hydatid cysts; Liver hydatidosis; PAIR; Percutaneous treatment; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; SILVER NITRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ASPIRATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOLOGY; DOUBLE PERCUTANEOUS ASPIRATION AND INJECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATENT; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; HUMANS; PUNCTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870234399     PISSN: 1574891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157489112803521913     Document Type: Review

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