title: [Echographic specificity in the early diagnosis of human hydatidosis].
abstract: Ultrasonography (US) were used for screening of hydatid disease in 1321 asymptomatic individuals fron Río Negro Province, Argentina. A total of 76 positive subjects were identified with possible hydatid disease. Surgery was performed in 30 patients, conforming in 28 of them sonographic diagnosis (93.34%).
authors.affiliation: Clínica Médica, Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frider
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ledesma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odriozzola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larrieu
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Especificidad de la ecografía en el diagnóstico precoz de la hidatidosis humana.