Retirada de fasciola hepatica da via biliar principal por coledocoscopia / Fasciola hepatica removal from common duct through choledocoscopy
Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
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34(1): 69-71, jan.-fev. 2007. ilus
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in Portuguese
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ABSTRACT
The authors present a rare case of hepatic fascioliasis in a female patient 53-years-old, coming from the rural zone of Rio Grande do Sul, a southern State from Brazil. She has presented with biliary colic, fluctuant jaundice and eosinophilia. Abdominal ultrasound has shown a dilated biliary tree with inside heterogeneous images. At surgery we have found inside the biliary tree several Fasciola hepatica, which have been pulled out with the choledocoscope. We have proceeded with biliodigestive anastomosis using the small intestine. The patient remains asymptomatic six months after surgical procedure. Small intestine. The patient remains asymptomatic six months after surgical procedure.
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Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
Journal subject:
General Surgery
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Santa Casa de Porto Alegre/BR
/
Universidade Luterana do Brasil/BR
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