Surgical management and long-term outcome of complicated liver hydatid cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus

Chautems, Roland; Buehler, Leo Hans; Gold, Benjamin; Giostra, Emiliano; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Chilcott, Michael John; Morel, Philippe; Mentha, Gilles

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2004.09.004

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Surgical management and long-term outcome of complicated liver hydatid cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus

ContributorsChautems, Roland; Buehler, Leo Hans; Gold, Benjamin; Giostra, Emiliano; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Chilcott, Michael John; Morel, Philippe; Mentha, Gilles

Published inSurgery, vol. 137, no. 3, p. 312-316

Publication date2005

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate clinical presentation and long-term outcome of patients treated surgically for complicated liver hydatid cysts.

Keywords

Echinococcosis/mortality/radiography/surgery
Echinococcus granulosus
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver/parasitology/radiography/surgery
Morbidity
Postoperative Complications/mortality
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

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CHAUTEMS, Roland et al. Surgical management and long-term outcome of complicated liver hydatid cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus. In: Surgery, 2005, vol. 137, n° 3, p. 312–316. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.09.004

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PID : unige:37078
DOI : 10.1016/j.surg.2004.09.004
PMID : 15746785

ISSN of the journal0039-6060

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Surgical management and long-term outcome of complicated liver hydatid cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate clinical presentation and long-term outcome of patients treated surgically for complicated liver hydatid cysts.

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