Helminth infections are responsible for a considerable public health burden, yet the current
drug armamentarium is small. Given the high cost of drug discovery and development, the …

A number of surgical and non-surgical options exist to treat cystic echinococcosis of the liver.
For decades, surgical excision via a conservative or radical approach was the …

Using meta-analysis methodology, we compared the clinical outcomes for 769 patients with
hepatic cystic echinococcosis treated with percutaneous aspiration-injection-reaspiration …

Cystic echinococcosis is endemic in certain parts of the world. The growth of the cyst is often
slow, and the liver and lungs are the most frequently involved organs. Diagnosis is based on …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a complex, chronic and neglected disease with a worldwide
distribution. The liver is the most frequent location of parasitic cysts. In humans, its clinical …

Update on cystic hydatid disease : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Update on cystic
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Hydatidosis (cystic echinococcosis, CE) constitutes a serious public health problem
worldwide. Total surgical removal of a hydatid cyst is still considered the gold standard …

METHODS: Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces were obtained from 25 patients with
liver hydatid cysts. Various concentrations of albendazole sulfone, albendazole sulfoxide …

Background: Although surgery is the recommended treatment for liver hydatid disease,
percutaneous treatment has been introduced as an alternative to surgery. No previous …

The present work evaluated the effects of alcoholic extracts of salvia (Salvia officinalis),
thyme (Thymus vulgaris), and 2 pure compounds (thymol and menthol) on the viability of …