A case of Taenia saginata infection involving gallbladder and common bile duct.
10.3347/kjp.1981.19.2.167
- Author:
Young Ho KIM
;
Je Geun CHI
;
Seung Yull CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
parasitology-helminth-cestoda;
Taenia saginata-taeniasis;
case report;
gallbladder;
common bile duct;
acute abdomen;
laparatomy
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
1981;19(2):167-172
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 77-year old man living in Kyunggi-Do, Korea was surgically treated at Seoul National University Hospital on April 1981, because of acute abdomen. At laparotomy, a 1.77m long adult Taenia saginata was found both in gallbladder and in common bile duct to cause acute gangrenous cholecystitis. The relevant literature were reviewed and possible mechanisms of the disease were discussed.
