Hepatic fascioliasis presenting with bile duct obstruction: a case report

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by a liver trematode: fasciola hepatica; which commonly affects cattle and sheep, humans are accidental hosts. Several cases have been reported in the literature worldwide with a large geographical distribution. We present a case of bile duct obstruction d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lefryekh, Rachid, Bensaad, Ahmed, Bensardi, Fatimazahra, Elhattabi, Khalid, Bouali, Mounir, Daif, Bessam, Fadil, Abdelaziz, Jaouhari, Zakaria, Hicham, Tazi, Hamdani, Aziz, Abdalaoui, Maha Soussi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158867
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.28.44.11532
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Sumario:Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by a liver trematode: fasciola hepatica; which commonly affects cattle and sheep, humans are accidental hosts. Several cases have been reported in the literature worldwide with a large geographical distribution. We present a case of bile duct obstruction due to a hepatic fascioliasis, successfully treated with both a combined surgical and medical approaches. A high index of suspicion should be kept in mind for all cases of obstructive jaundice, especially in areas in which human fascioliasis infection is repeatedly reported.

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