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Multiple and infected cerebral hydatid cysts. Case report

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A case of multiple and infected cerebral hydatid cysts is described. The diagnosis was based on operation and histopatology. So far only two infected cysts have been described in the English literature.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Selçuk University' Medical School, Konya, Turkey

    Uğur Erongun, Ertuğ Özkal, Osman Acar & Yalçin Kocaoğullar

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Erongun, U., Özkal, E., Acar, O. et al. Multiple and infected cerebral hydatid cysts. Case report. Neurosurg. Rev. 17, 77–81 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00309992

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