Conservative Management of Biliary Obstruction Due to Fasciola hepatica | Zendy

Michael Mannstadt | Zendy; Andreas Sing | Zendy; Lorenz Leitritz | Zendy; K. Brenner-Maucher | Zendy; Johannes R. Bogner | Zendy

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Conservative Management of Biliary Obstruction Due to Fasciola hepatica

Author(s) -

Michael Mannstadt,

Andreas Sing,

Lorenz Leitritz,

K. Brenner-Maucher,

Johannes R. Bogner

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/317472

Subject(s) - fasciola hepatica , medicine , eosinophilia , abdominal pain , bowel obstruction , differential diagnosis , bile duct , fasciola , gastroenterology , conservative management , general surgery , surgery , pathology , helminths , immunology

We report a case of temporary biliary obstruction due to fascioliasis. This case report shows that in Central Europe, fascioliasis is one of the differential diagnoses of abdominal pain, especially if it is associated with eosinophilia. Successful medical treatment is possible even with obstruction of the bile duct.

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