Fasciola hepatica infestation as a very rare cause of extrahepatic cholestasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3076-3077

  Dobrucali, Ahmet ^a   Yigitbasi, Rafet ^a   Erzin, Yusuf ^a,b   Sunamak, Oguzhan ^a   Polat, Erdal ^a   Yakar, Hakan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITHIONOL; CEFTRIAXONE; PRAZIQUANTEL; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIA; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOST; HUMAN; INGESTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATERCRESS;

EID: 4644248596     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.3076     Document Type: Article

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