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01.06.2014 | Letter to the Editors
Is radiation an effective therapy in echinococcus multilocularis?
verfasst von:
Stephan Gripp, Dr. Raoul Ernst, Dr. Sebastian Pohle
Erschienen in:
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
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Ausgabe 6/2014
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Excerpt
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocularis (EM). In general it is confined to the liver, but metacestodes may also spread to lung and brain. Infections are usually treated with surgery and antihelmintic drugs (benzimidazole derivatives). Due to inaccessible locations, relapse, or medically unfit patients, surgery may be unsuitable. Therefore, alternative local therapies are needed. …