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>MRI scan of the patient’s pelvis 25 months postoperatively. T1W coronal view (a), T2W coronal views (b, c), T1W axial view (d), and T2W axial view (e). Notice the extended Morel-Lavallée-type cystic lesion at the right gluteal area, with no sign of direct contact with the area where the cystic echinococcosis used to be at the iliac crest.</div>

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Figure 8: 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 8 | Cystic Echinococcosis of the Ilium Treated with Curettage and Microwave Thermoablation Followed by Bone Cement Installation: A Novel Treatment Technique for a Rare Disease 