Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography (E.R.C.P.) and Complicated Hepatic Hydatid Cyst in the Biliary Tract

V. F. Moreira Vicente; E. Meroño Garcia; M. A. Simon Marco

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1018553

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Endoscopy 1984; 16(3): 124-126
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018553

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography (E.R.C.P.) and Complicated Hepatic Hydatid Cyst in the Biliary Tract

V.F. Moreira Vicente, E. Meroño Garcia, M.A. Simon Marco

Serficio de Gastroenterologia; Centra Especial “Ramon Y Cajal”, Madrid, Spain

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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A complicated hepatic hydatid cyst in the biliary tract is a cause of cholestasis that we must consider in an endemic geographical area. ERCP is a valuable technique for its diagnosis. In our experience, this eventuality represents 2.6 % of the indications for ERCP in biliary diseases.

Key words:

ERCP - Hepatic hydatid cyst