Journal article
PRE‐OPERATIVE ALBENDAZOLE THERAPY FOR RECURRENT HYDATID DISEASE
W Brough, O Hennessy, MD Rickard, MW Lightowlers, GA Kune
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery | Published : 1989
Abstract
Two patients with recurrent hydalid disease had a 1‐month course of albendazole before surgery. In one case with a thick‐walled host capsule, the scolicidal effect was incomplete, but, in the second case, in which thin‐walled cysts were present, albendazole entered the cyst and was completely effective as a scolicidal agent. For thick‐walled cysts, it may be necessary to use albendazole for more than 1 month pre‐operatively in order to achieve a scolicidal effect. Copyright © 1989, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved