Abdominal Hydatid Disease: Computed Tomographic and Ultrasound Changes During Albendazole Therapy

Overview

Journal Clin Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 1984 Jul 1

PMID 6734064

Citations 5

Authors

D L Morris

A Haynes

F G Burrows

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Abstract

Eleven patients with abdominal hydatid disease were monitored by ultrasound and computed tomography during treatment with albendazole. As well as diminution in cyst size, some patients developed a transonic halo around their cysts and, in others, daughter cysts apparently disappeared.

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