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Record Nr.

UNINA9910383658003321

Autore

Malik Ajaz Ahmad

Titolo

Human Abdominal Hydatidosis / / by Ajaz Ahmad Malik, Shams ul Bari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-2152-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 pages)

Disciplina

616.964

Soggetti

Internal medicine

Veterinary medicine

Surgery

Internal Medicine

Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Morphology, pathology and life cycle of hydatid disease parasite -- Immunological aspects of hydatid disease -- Hepatic hydatidosis -- Splenic hydatidosis -- Pelvic hydatidosis -- Hydatidosis of kidney -- Peritoneal hydatidosis -- Primary extrahepatic abdominal hydatidosis -- Disseminated abdominal hydatidosis -- Pharmacology and drug therapy for hydatidosis.

Sommario/riassunto

The book explores various aspects of hydatid disease, including the background, parasitology, epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and presentation in humans. It features dedicated chapters on hydatidosis of liver, spleen, peritoneum, kidney, pelvis, and disseminated hydatid disease, and also provides detailed information on the latest surgical and non-surgical methods for treating the condition, such as drug therapy and laproscopic management. The book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of surgery and medicine, but is also useful to veterinary science students and pharmaceutical companies. Further, it serves as a valuable reference resource for academics and researchers in associated fields.