Fascioliasis: una causa infrecuente de obstrucción de vía biliar. Reporte de un caso

Hepatic fascioliasis is a parasitic disease caused by the fluke Fasciola hepatica. In chronic phase of disease, adult form parasite adopts bile ducts as ideal environment to develop, causing them dilate and simulating an obstructive jaundice process. The case 48-year-old woman presented, who was admitted for jaundice, choluria eight loss. After corresponding complementary studies had been carried out, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) performed hepatica extracted from biliary tract. Subsequently, anthelmintic treatment with triclabendazole started, resulting in favorable evolution resolution condition.