TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal Cystic Echinococcosis - A Systematic Analysis and Review of the Literature
T2 - Part 1. Epidemiology and Anatomy
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 as well as surgical and medical treatment of spinal CE, our basic understanding of the parasite's predilection for the spine remains incomplete. To fill this gap, we systematically reviewed the published literature of the last five decades to summarize and analyze the currently existing data on epidemiological and anatomical aspects 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 as well as surgical and medical treatment of spinal CE, our basic understanding of the parasite's predilection for the spine remains incomplete. To fill this gap, we systematically reviewed the published literature of the last five decades to summarize and analyze the currently existing data on epidemiological and anatomical aspects of spinal CE.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002450
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002450
M3 - Article
C2 - 24069501
AN - SCOPUS:84884681138
VL - 7
JO - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
SN - 1935-2727
IS - 9
M1 - e2450
ER -