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[Alveococcosis of Liver: Retrospective Analysis of Treatment of 51 Patients]

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Specialty General Surgery
Date 2012 Dec 22
PMID 23257694
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51 patients with liver alveococcosis were operated on: radical operations with the whole hydatid tumor removal, cytoreductive operations with 50-80% of the tumor removal and alveococcal nodes' preserving on vital organs; and palliative manipulations, aimed the relief of complications were performed. According to the treatment results, the radical liver resection proved to be the most effective. When the complete tumor removal is impossible, cytoreductive operations are possible. Combination with antiparasitic therapy is required.

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