Living Fasciola hepatica in biliary tree: a case report.

Abstract

Here we report a rare case of living Fasciola hepatica in biliary tract. The patient was in acute phase of infection and treated successfully with 10 mg/kg oral triclabendazole after the fluke was extracted using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

• Authors: Keyvan Aminian, Kambiz Akhavan Rezayat, Afshin Shafaghi, Roozbeh Tanhaeevash
• Journal: Annals of hepatology (Ann Hepatol) 2012 May-Jun Vol. 11 Issue 3 Pg. 395-8 ISSN: 1665-2681 [Print] Mexico
• PMID: 22481460 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anthelmintics
• Benzimidazoles
• Triclabendazole

Topics

• Adult
• Animals
• Anthelmintics (therapeutic use)
• Benzimidazoles (therapeutic use)
• Biliary Tract (parasitology)
• Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Fasciola hepatica (isolation & purification, physiology)
• Fascioliasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Treatment Outcome
• Triclabendazole