| [alveolar echinococcosis]. | alveolar echinococcosis is a serious parasitic disease, leading to large hepatic lesions. it must be distinguished from cystic echinococcosis, or hydatic cyst, caused by echinococcus granulosus. early diagnosis may allow surgical removal of the lesions by segmental hepatectomy, the only curative treatment. parasitostatic medical treatment with albendazole may promote stabilization of the disease. until recently, belgium was considered a country at very low risk for alveolar echinococcosis, as no ... | 2005 | 16402532 |