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The liver is the most commonly involved organ in the body by cystic echinococcosis [CE] secondary to infection with Echinococcus granulosus. In this article, the authors discuss the classification, recent advances in magnetic resonance [MR] imaging for the diagnosis of hepatic CE, and approaches for management of hepatic CE using five therapeutic options that include: antihelminthic chemotherapy, surgery, percutaneous treatment, endoscopic approach, and the "watch and wait" approach
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Hepatobiliary parasitic diseases are rare in Lebanon. We recently encountered biliary fascioliasis in a Lebanese native. The clinical and laboratory findings were nonspecific. The biliary parasite [Fasciola hepatica] was identified by sonography and confirmed at ERCP that has retrieved the parasite from the common bile duct