[A rare cause of obstructive jaundice: fascioliasis]

Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2010;34(4):190-92. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2010.11.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

A 56 year old woman was admitted to the clinic with severe colicky right upper abdominal pain. There was a three-week history of jaundice. Pathological biochemical laboratory results of her serum were as follows: direct bilirubin 4.53 mg/dl, total bilirubin 3.08 mg/dl, AST 45 U/L, ALT 72 U/L. Surgical treatment, cholecystectomy + choledochtomy + T-tube drainage, was performed. Exploration of the choledochus revealed two Fasciola hepatica. The patient was also given antihelmintic treatment. We present a case of fascioliasis-induced acute cholangitis that was diagnosed and treated via surgery. A review of the literature on extraction of living parasites is also included.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cholangitis / drug therapy
  • Cholangitis / parasitology*
  • Cholangitis / surgery
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Common Bile Duct / parasitology
  • Common Bile Duct / surgery
  • Drainage
  • Fasciola hepatica / isolation & purification
  • Fascioliasis / complications*
  • Fascioliasis / diagnosis
  • Fascioliasis / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / parasitology*
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / surgery
  • Middle Aged