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Clonorchis sinensis

  • liver fluke
  • endemic to China, Japan, SE Asia

  • (?) cause of Oriental cholangitis
  • a/w cholangioCa !

  • bile duct is preferred site
  • snail reservoir --> fresh-water fish

  • XR: multiple stones in CBD

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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