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Radiation therapy for resistant sternal hydatid disease

Strahlentherapie bei therapieresistenter Echinokokkose des Sternums

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Hydatid disease is a zoonotic infectious disease for which there are known treatment procedures and effective antibiotics; however, there are resistant cases that do not respond to medication or surgery. We report a case diagnosed as hydatid disease of the chest wall and treated with radiation therapy (RT) after medical and surgical therapy had failed. In conclusion, RT represents an alternative treatment modality in resistant cases.

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Die Echinokokkose ist eine infektiöse Zoonose, für die bekannte Therapieverfahren und wirksame Antibiotika vorhanden sind; allerdings gibt es resistente Fälle, die weder auf die Medikation noch auf eine Operation ansprechen. Hier wird über einen Fall berichtet, bei dem die Diagnose einer Echinokokkose der Brustwand gestellt wurde und nach Versagen der medikamentösen und chirurgischen Therapie eine Strahlentherapie (RT) erfolgte. Es stellte sich heraus, dass die RT eine alternative Behandlungsmodalität in therapieresistenten Fällen darstellt.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Ataturk Chest Disease and Thorasic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    S. Ulger M.D., H. Barut, M. Tunc & E. Aydınkarahaliloğlu

  2. Department of Thorasic Surgery, Ataturk Chest Disease and Thorasic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    E. Aydin & N. Karaoğlanoğlu

  3. Department of Radiology, Ataturk Chest Disease and Thorasic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    A. Gokcek

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Ulger, S., Barut, H., Tunc, M. et al. Radiation therapy for resistant sternal hydatid disease. Strahlenther Onkol 189, 508–509 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-013-0322-5

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