6 research outputs found
Epidemiological surveys of, and research on, soil-transmitted helminths in Southeast Asia: a systematic review
Expression of tenascin in bile duct cancer of hamster liver by combined treatment of dimethylnitrosamine with Opisthorchis viverrini
Relationship between intensity of Opisthorchis viverrini infection and hepatobiliary disease detected by ultrasonography
Twenty-four locality-, age- and sex-matched groups of village residents with no light, moderate and heavy Opisthorchis viverrini infection were examined by ultrasonography. Highly significant differences were observed between the groups in the relative size of the left lobe of the liver and the fasting and post-meal size of the gall-bladder. In addition, indistinct gall-bladder wall, the presence of gall-bladder sludge and strongly enhanced portal vein radicle echoes were most frequently observed in the heavily infected group. Two suspected cases of cholangiocarcinoma were identified from the heavy group. The results highlight the importance of intensity of infection on the frequency and severity of fluke-associated hepatobiliary disease