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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2012; 18(13): 1448-1458
Published online Apr 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1448
Hepatic echinococcosis: Clinical and therapeutic aspects
Giuseppe Nunnari, Marilia R Pinzone, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Benedetto M Celesia, Giordano Madeddu, Giulia Malaguarnera, Piero Pavone, Alessandro Cappellani, Bruno Cacopardo
Giuseppe Nunnari, Marilia R Pinzone, Benedetto M Celesia, Bruno Cacopardo, Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Giuseppe Nunnari, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 19107 Philadelphia, United States
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Department of Surgery, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Giordano Madeddu, Department of Clinical, Experimental and Oncological Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Giulia Malaguarnera, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Piero Pavone, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria OVE-Policlinico, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Alessandro Cappellani, Department of Surgery, General Surgery and Senology Unit, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Author contributions: Nunnari G, Pinzone MR, Celesia BM and Cacopardo B contributed to the article design, drafting and revision; Gruttadauria S, Madeddu G, Malaguarnera G, Pavone P and Cappellani A contributed to the literature research, writing and revision; Nunnari G, Pinzone MR and Cacopardo B wrote, revised and formatted the paper. All authors approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Giuseppe Nunnari, MD, PhD, MPH, Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, Via Palermo 636, 95125ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima, 95125 Catania, Italy. gnunnari@hotmail.com
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Received: July 2, 2011
Revised: September 20, 2011
Accepted: January 22, 2012
Published online: April 7, 2012
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