Follow-up in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis under benzimidazole therapy using computed tomography

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
² Qinghai University, Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.
³ Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
⁵ Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
⁶ Comprehensive Infectious Diseases Centre, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.

Tilmann Graeter et al. Chin Med J (Engl). 2020.

. 2020 Jun 20;133(12):1507-1509.

doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000874.

¹ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
² Qinghai University, Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.
³ Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
⁵ Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.
⁶ Comprehensive Infectious Diseases Centre, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89081, Germany.

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