Hepatic fascioliasis: case report and review
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Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by a liver trematode: fasciola hepatica; which commonly affects cattle and sheep, humans are accidental hosts. Several cases have been reported in the literature worldwide with a large geographical distribution. We present a case of bile duct obstruction due to a hepatic fascioliasis, successfully treated with both a combined surgical and medical appr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000100013