Surgical management of splenic echinococcal disease
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Surgical management of splenic echinococcal disease
BACKGROUND Infection of the spleen with echinococcus is a rare clinical entity. Because the diagnosis of a splenic infestation with echinococcus is sometimes delayed, large hydatid cysts or pseudotumors may develop, demanding a differential surgical approach to cure the disease. METHODS In a retrospective study 10 patients out of 250 with abdominal echinococcosis (4%) were identified to have ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Medical Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2047-783X
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-4-165