Dumbell hydatid disease of spine with posterior paraspinal muscle involvement

Spinal hydatid disease is a rare form of hydatid disease caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus). Dogs are primarily the definitive hosts of E. granulosus with man and sheep serving as intermediate hosts. Spinal HD contributes to approximately 45 % of all skeletal hydat...

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Main Authors: Ranjeet Ramesh Jagadale, Kanicka Yashi, Umamaheswara Reddy V., Amit Agrawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/848