A rare and dangerous infectious lesion: Hydatid disease of the cervical spine

Hydatidosis is an infectious disease caused mostly by Echinococcus granulosus. A 63-year-old male was admitted to our institute with the complaints of tetraparesis. Magnetic resonans imaging revealed a multilobular, cystic lesion in the cervical epidural region. Using posterior cervical approach, t...

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Main Authors: Kevser Özdemir, Mustafa Korucu, Muhammet İbrahimoğlu, Cihan Kaya, Mevci Özdemir, Bayram Çırak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Modestum Publishing LTD 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations
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Online Access:http://www.jceionline.org/upload/sayi/24/JCEI-01055.pdf