Treatments for Alveolar Hydatid Disease

Treatment list for Alveolar Hydatid Disease: The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Alveolar Hydatid Disease includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Hospitalization
• Surgery
• Surgical cyst removal
• Medications
• Mebendazole
• Albendazole

Treatments of Alveolar Hydatid Disease discussion: Surgery is the most common form of treatment for AHD, although removal of the parasite mass is not usually 100 % effective. After surgery, medication may be necessary to keep the cyst from growing back.¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Alveolar Hydatid Disease: DPD

Last revision: April 8, 2003

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