Fascioliasis: Sonographic abnormalities of the biliary tract and evolution after treatment with triclabendazole

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 774-781

  Richter, Joachim ^a,e   Freise, Stefan ^a   Mull, Robert ^b   Millán, Juan C ^c   Lopategui, Ol ^c   Saladrigas, C ^c   Castro, O ^c   Sitzler Spicher, L ^b   O'Hare, M ^d   Serrano, T ^a   Celestino, S ^a   Canas C ^a   Marrero, P ^c   Perez, A ^a   Casmartino C ^c   Portela, D ^a   Espino, A M ^a   Finlay, C M ^c  

^a Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^d Clinical Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e Klinik fur Gastroenterologie H/G   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzimidazoles; Biliary colic; Biliary obstruction; Fasciola hepatica; Triclabendazole; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FASCIOLIASIS; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS;

EID: 0032717236     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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