Hydatid liver disease: a perspective in treatment
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1Department of Surgery, Aegean University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Digestive Diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
Hydatid liver disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a serious problem in regions where the parasite is endemic. The treatment of choice is surgery, however, it is associated with recurrence rates of up to 30%. Medical treatment with benzimidazole derivatives has limited success. The treatment modalities for hydatid liver disease are reviewed in detail and are evaluated in terms of radical treatment.