Fasciola Infection Unexpectedly Found During Cholecystectomy: Review on How to Avoid Increasing Surgery Interventions in Non-human Endemic Areas.
Gholamreza MowlaviMaria Dolores BarguesFaezeh NajafiSaied Reza NaddafAlireza SalehabadiAmir Kazem VejdanMahboobeh SalimiArezoo FadaviZahra Arab-MazarSantiago Mas-ComaPublished in: Acta parasitologica (2023)
Reaching a correct diagnosis in the confusing presentations avoids procedure delays and unnecessary surgery. A correct drug treatment may be sufficient. Except in extreme pathological presentations, lesions decrease in number and size and finally disappear or calcify after a successful treatment. Finally, the need to increase awareness of physicians about fascioliasis is highlighted, mainly in non-human endemic areas.