A retrospective study of hydatid cysts in patients undergoing liver and lung surgery in Tehran, Iran
Hydatid cyst, caused by larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus, is a zoonotic parasitic disease with public health importance. The disease is cosmopolitan and endemic in Iran. We conducted a retrospective study of the records of Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran to establish the proportion of lung and...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018384068 |