Severe hypernatremia in children after surgical resection of hepatic echinococcosis: a rare and potentially fatal complication

• Main Authors: Kewei Li (Author), Yijun Liu (Author), Xiaolong Xie (Author), Rongxing Zhou (Author), Bo Xiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Using effective scolicidal agents intraoperatively is essential to lessen the recurrence rate of hepatic echinococcosis. However, severe hypernatremia may occur after hypertonic saline (HS) has been applied as the scolicidal agent. The aim of this study is to report on pediatric...