Pelvic bone and hip joint hydatid disease revealing a retroperitoneal location
Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease produced by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid disease of bone is rarely seen in humans and it has been reported in only 1-2% of cases of echinococcosis. We present a patient who developed hydatid disease of the left pelvic and femoral bones wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Medical Publishing
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Orthopedic Reviews |
| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/133 |