Ultrasonographic findings in the gall bladder in human fascioliasis

ABSTRACT

This study included forty patients with incubating or open fascioliasis. All were subjected to repeated stool examination, serological and hematological study, using IHAT in the former. Ultrasonography was done for upper abdomen stressing on gallbladder and assessing its function. Eighteen patients were diagnosed as incubating fascioliasis by positive IHAT, high eosinophilic count and negative stool examination for Fasciola eggs. No gallbladder changes could be detected by U.S. among those patients. Twenty two patients with eggs in their stool were diagnosed as open Fasciola. Their gallbladder through U.S. revealed flukes in twelve of them. A weak gallbladder contractility was observed in 64% with open fascioliasis