An Imported Case of Cystic Echinococcosis in the Liver
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Ahn, Keun Soo
(Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Hong, Sung-Tae (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kang, Yu Na (Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Kwon, Jung Hyeok (Department of Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Kim, Mi Jeong (Department of Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Park, Tae Jun (Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Kim, Yong Hoon (Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Lim, Tae Jin (Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Kang, Koo Jeong (Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine) |
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