VERTEBRAL HYDATIDOSIS: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW AND CLINICAL CASE REPORT
ABSTRACT We will present a literature review of the vertebral location of hydatidosis. It is a rare, locally aggressive condition with a high recurrence rate that requires clinical treatment (antihelminthic drugs) and surgery, with decompression of the spinal canal. We report a case with more than 1...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
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| Series: | Coluna/Columna |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512018000400326&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | ABSTRACT We will present a literature review of the vertebral location of hydatidosis. It is a rare, locally aggressive condition with a high recurrence rate that requires clinical treatment (antihelminthic drugs) and surgery, with decompression of the spinal canal. We report a case with more than 11 years of follow-up, which required surgical treatment on 4 occasions. Level of Evidence V; Therapeutic-investigational study of treatment results. |
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| ISSN: | 2177-014X |