Cystic Echinococcosis of the Ilium Treated with Curettage and Microwave Thermoablation Followed by Bone Cement Installation: A Novel Treatment Technique for a Rare Disease

<div>The initial MRI scan of the patient’s pelvis. Short TI Inversion Recovery-weighted image sequence (STIR) coronal (a) and axial (b) views. Both pictures demonstrate a lesion with extended bone edema and nonhomogenous appearance, originating from the area of interest along the right iliac crest, combined with extension to the adjacent soft tissue structures (white arrows).</div>

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Figure 2: Cystic Echinococcosis of the Ilium Treated with Curettage and Microwave Thermoablation Followed by Bone Cement Installation: A Novel Treatment Technique for a Rare Disease 

Figure 2 | Cystic Echinococcosis of the Ilium Treated with Curettage and Microwave Thermoablation Followed by Bone Cement Installation: A Novel Treatment Technique for a Rare Disease 