Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. A case report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis and most commonly involves the liver. Early diagnosis and precise evaluation of the localisation and the extent of the lesions are essential for treatment. In this report, we present US and CT findings in a patient with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

publication date

  • May 1, 1999

Research

keywords

  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0033125195

PubMed ID

  • 10335973

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 40

issue

  • 3