Fasciola hepatica in the common bile duct: spyglass visualization and endoscopic extraction.

Authors :: Guzmán Calderón E
Vera Calderón A
Díaz Ríos R
Arcana López R
Alva Alva E
Source :: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva [Rev Esp Enferm Dig] 2018 Oct; Vol. 110 (10), pp. 671-673.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: We report the case of a 60-year-old Peruvian female who was admitted with abdominal pain and jaundice. Cholangioscopy revealed a leaf-like trematode, Fasciola hepatica. This trematode was extracted with a Dormia's basket via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Subjects :: Animals
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Common Bile Duct parasitology
Common Bile Duct Diseases parasitology
Common Bile Duct Diseases surgery
Fasciola hepatica isolation & purification
Fascioliasis surgery

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1130-0108
Volume :: 110
Issue :: 10
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 29931990
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2018.5514/2018

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