TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal Cystic Echinococcosis - A Systematic Analysis and Review of the Literature
T2 - Part 2. Treatment, Follow-up and Outcome
AU - Neumayr, Andreas
AU - Tamarozzi, Francesca
AU - Goblirsch, Sam
AU - Blum, Johannes
AU - Brunetti, Enrico
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical treatment and introduction of pharmacological therapy, spinal echinococcosis remains associated with a high degree of morbidity, disability and mortality.We systematically reviewed the published literature of the last five decades to update and summarize the currently existing data on treatment, follow-up and outcome of spinal CE.
AB - Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical treatment and introduction of pharmacological therapy, spinal echinococcosis remains associated with a high degree of morbidity, disability and mortality.We systematically reviewed the published literature of the last five decades to update and summarize the currently existing data on treatment, follow-up and outcome of spinal CE.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002458
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002458
M3 - Article
C2 - 24069501
AN - SCOPUS:84884688066
VL - 7
JO - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
SN - 1935-2727
IS - 9
M1 - e2458
ER -