title: Cholestasis caused by Fasciola gigantica.
abstract: Fascioliasis is an infectious disease caused by the hepatic trematodes Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Here, we report the case of Fasciola gigantica presenting with biliary obstruction and abdominal pain that was diagnosed and treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP). A 46-year-old woman presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and jaundice. Physical examination revealed icterus and hepatomegaly. Laboratory findings revealed an increase in liver transaminases and bilirubin. Abdominal ultrasonography showed extrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct dilatation. The patient underwent ERCP. One live Fasciola gigantica was removed from the common bile duct by ERCP. In conclusion, fascioliasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice, especially in endemic regions, and it should be kept in mind that ERCP plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients. To our knowledge, this is the second case report of Fasciola gigantica treated by ERCP in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey. bestasr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beştaş
authors.forename: Kendal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yalçin
authors.forename: Muttalip
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çiçek
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005209:Fasciola / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014421:Turkey