ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS PUNCTURE, ASPIRATION, INJECTION AND REASPIRATION (PAIR) FOR TREATMENT OF HEPATIC HYDATID CYSTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Cakir V., Tavusbay C., Balli O., Kamer E., Akay E., Kar H., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.30, no.6, pp.1361-1367, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1361-1367
  • Keywords: Albendazole, hepatic hydatid cyst, gharby classification, percutaneous puncture aspiration irrigation and reaspiration, LIVER, DISEASE, ALBENDAZOLE, EXPERIENCE, MANAGEMENT, STRATEGY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyse the effect and preliminary clinical outcomes of percutaneous puncture, aspiration, injection of scolicidal agent and reaspiration (PAIR) in patients with liver hydatid disease.