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PLEUROPULMONARY HYDATID DISEASE TREATED WITH THORACOSCOPIC INSTILLATION OF HYPERTONIC SALINE
Hydatid disease is caused by the larval stage of the cestode, Echinococcus granulosus. Man is the intermediate host in its life cycle. The most common organ involved is liver followed by lung. Although surgery remains the definitive treatment for symptomatic lesions, it is associated with considerab...
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Medknow Publications
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20390071 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.44138 |