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[Vertebral hydatidosis. Complications, contribution of modern imaging]
P Hernigou1, A Nabih, D Goutallier
1Département d'Orthopédie et de Traumatologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
Revue Du Rhumatisme Et Des Maladies Osteo-Articulaires
|February 1, 1992
Abstract:
Vertebral hydatidosis is the commonest skeletal manifestation of echinococcosis. It is also the most serious: among 6 patients followed-up for a mean period of 10 years, all had neurological complications and only one is free of neurological sequelae at the present time (at the price of multiple spinal operations). While current medical treatment remains essential, it does not always control this skeletal parasite infestation which requires careful monitoring (CT scan, NMR) in order to detect and treat all possible recurrences.