Aminian K, Rezayat KA, Shafaghi A, Tanhaeevash R

Language: English
References: 19
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ABSTRACT

Here we report a rare case of living Fasciola hepatica in biliary tract. The patient was in acute phase of infection and treated successfully with 10 mg/kg oral triclabendazole after the fluke was extracted using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

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