title: [An elderly man with cholestatic jaundice due to biliary hydatidosis].
abstract: Hydatid disease is found throughout the world, with a higher prevalence in the Mediterranean area. In Spain, the most endemic regions are Rioja and Aragon, with rates above 10 cases/100,000 inhabitants, followed by Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y Leon (5-10 cases/100,000 inhabitants). This parasitic disease is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus (EG) and the main organs affected are the liver and the lung (85 % cases). We present a case of obstructive jaundice and secondary cholangitis due to a biliary hydatidosis. Abdominal computed tomography scan showed dilatation of the entire biliary tract. The technique used for diagnosis and treatment was endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, España. maguerrero1965@yahoo.es
authors.forename: M Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Guerrero Díaz
authors.forename: Florentino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prado Esteban
authors.forename: M Cruz
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Macías Montero
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz Pascual
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ridruejo
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Miranda
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male