Case 2- 2003- A 60-year-old woman alteration in the intestinal habit, rectal bleeding and mass in the rectum

Paloma Almeda Valdés; Carlos Chan Núñez; Jorge Hernández Ortiz; Raúl Pichardo Bahena; Javier Lizardi Cervera

2004, Number 3

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Med Sur 2004; 11 (3)

Case 2- 2003- A 60-year-old woman alteration in the intestinal habit, rectal bleeding and mass in the rectum

Almeda VP, Chan NC, Hernández OJ, Pichardo BR, Lizardi CJ

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ABSTRACT

A 76 years old female case with upper right abdominal pain and important biliary duct distension is presented. The image and endoscopic studies showed a Fasciola hepatica into the biliary duct. A clinical discussion and a literature review is made.

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