MECHANICAL JAUNDICE FACIOLI OF COMMON BILE DUCT PARASITIC DISEASE
Keywords:
biliary system, CT, infectious diseases, MRI, sonographyAbstract
Parasites residing in the biliary tree include Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, Opisthorchis felineus, and Fasciola hepatica. They are willowy, leaf-like, flat flukes dwelling in the bile ducts and gallbladder. Human ascarides, Ascaris lumbricoides, dwelling in the small intestine, inadvertently migrate into the bile ducts and cause biliary obstruction. The purpose of this article is to illustrate typical imaging findings of liver fluke infection and biliary ascariasis.
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