TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal hypernatraemia after laparoscopic treatment of hydatid liver cyst
T2 - Medical and legal concerns of a rare complication
AU - Michalodimitrakis, Manolis
AU - Nathena, Despoina
AU - Mavroforou, Anna
AU - Papavdi, Asteria
AU - Kranioti, Elena F
N1 - Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/6/10
Y1 - 2012/6/10
N2 - A case of fatal hypernatraemia after laparoscopic treatment of hydatid livers cysts is presented in order to highlight the risks associated with the implementation of newer techniques and the use of hypertonic saline as a scolecocidal agent in hydatid disease. Additionally this case raises some concerns on the importance of obtaining a patient's informed consent.
AB - A case of fatal hypernatraemia after laparoscopic treatment of hydatid livers cysts is presented in order to highlight the risks associated with the implementation of newer techniques and the use of hypertonic saline as a scolecocidal agent in hydatid disease. Additionally this case raises some concerns on the importance of obtaining a patient's informed consent.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861571769&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.029
DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.029
M3 - Article
C2 - 22209544
SN - 0379-0738
VL - 219
SP - 16
EP - 18
JO - Forensic Science International
JF - Forensic Science International
IS - 1-3
ER -