Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2007; 13(18): 2633-2635
Published online May 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i18.2633
Ectopic fascioliasis mimicking a colon tumor
Ozer Makay, Baris Gurcu, Cemil Caliskan, Deniz Nart, Muge Tuncyurek, Mustafa Korkut
Ozer Makay, Baris Gurcu, Cemil Caliskan, Deniz Nart, Muge Tuncyurek, Mustafa Korkut, Ege University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Bornova 35040 Izmir, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ozer Makay, Ege University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Bornova 35040 Izmir,Turkey. ozer.makay@ege.edu.tr
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Received: February 2, 2007
Revised: February 4, 2007
Accepted: March 8, 2007
Published online: May 14, 2007
Abstract

Fasciola hepatica, a leaf shaped trematode that is common in cattle, sheep and goats, is acquired by eating raw water plants like watercress or drinking water infected with the encysted form of the parasite. The varied clinical presentations of fascioliasis still make a high index of suspicion mandatory. Besides having a wide spectrum of hepatobiliary symptoms like obstructive jaundice, cholangitis and liver cirrhosis, the parasitic infection also has extrabiliary manifestations. Until recently, extrahepatic fascioliasis has been reported in the subcutaneous tissue, brain, lungs, epididymis, inguinal lymph nodes, stomach and the cecum. In this report, a strange manifestation of the fasciola infection in a site other than the liver, a colonic fascioliasis, is presented.

Keywords: Fasciola hepatica; Ectopic fascioliasis; Colon