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The Influence of Liver Resection on Intrahepatic Tumor Growth
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[The infectious liver tumour]
Jonas Gysel1,2, Stephan Steuer1, Mario Kurz3
1Abteilung für Notfallmedizin, St. Claraspital Basel, Basel.
Praxis
|December 11, 2025
Abstract
Introduction:
Alveolar echinococcosis remains a rare parasitic disease, but the number of cases in Western Europe is increasing. Diagnosis is difficult due to a long incubation period and non-specific symptoms. Curative treatment can only be achieved through R0 resection. Suppressive therapy with albendazole can now achieve good long-term survival even in cases where surgery is not possible.
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