Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in
approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques …

Cystic echinococcosis is regarded as endemic in sub-Saharan Africa; however, for most
countries only scarce data, if any, exist. For most of the continent, information about burden …

Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in
approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques …

Hydatid diseases of the bone and muscles are rare, generally are incurable, and have a
high level of recurrence. We attempted to ascertain whether the recurrence rate decreased …

Hydatid disease of bone is rare. It probably represents between 0.5% and 4% of all human
shydatid disease and, in about 60% of patients, affects the spine or pelvis. Between 1986 …

Hydatid disease is still endemic in several regions worldwide and is caused in most cases
by the larval form of two species of the tapeworm Echinococcus: E. granulosus and E …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objectives. To revise the treatment of spinal hydatidosis.
Summary of Background Data. About 50% of cases of bone hydatidosis are spinal. Methods …

Study Design. Retrospective evaluation of patients with primary hydatid disease was done,
with an overview of the pertinent literature. Objectives. To determine the results of surgical …

Objective A hydatic cyst (HC) is a zoonotic infection affecting the liver and lungs, with rare
spinal involvement. We discuss the long-term results in 8 patients with spinal HC who were …

Background: The rare localizations of hydatidosis represent an interesting topic, especially
with reference to epidemiological and diagnostic problems. Hydatid disease, common in …