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Growth of hydatid cysts evaluated by CT scanning after presumed cerebral hydatid embolism

1982; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Volume: 57; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3171/jns.1982.57.6.0837

ISSN

1933-0693

Autores

Jesús Vaquero, Carlos Jiménez, Roberto Martínez,

Tópico(s)

Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

Resumo

✓ A case of presumed cerebral hydatid embolism in the course of cardiac surgery for echinococciasis is reported. Follow-up computerized tomography immediately after embolization, and 1 and 5 years later suggested an average growth pattern of 1 cm/year for intracranial hydatid cysts in the adult.

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