Ezzat et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:83 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/83 Consent Written informed consent was obtained from our patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Authors’ contributions RE collected, analyzed and interpreted our patient’s data, and assisted in the therapeutic Endoscopy of our patient. TK performed the endoscopy and assisted in interpretating our patient’s data. KK assisted in the therapeutic endoscopy and analyzed our patient’s data. AH assisted in analyzing and collecting the patients’ data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Received: 31 December 2008 Accepted: 6 March 2010 Published: 6 March 2010 References 1. Adel AFM: Trematodes and other flukes. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Philadelphia: Churchill LivingstoneMandell GL, Bennet JE, Dolin R , 5 2000, 2954-2956. 2. Marsden PD: Parasitic disease of the liver. Diseases of the Liver Philadelphia: Lippincott William and WilkinsShiff 1999, 1078-1088. 3. Barrett-Conner E: Fluke infections. Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology Philadelphia: WB SaundersBraude AI , 2 1986, 979-982. 4. Lopez VR, Dominguez CA, Garron C: Successful treatment of human fascioliasis with tricalbendazole. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1999, 18(7):525-526. 5. Dias LM, Silva R, Viana HL, Palhinhas M, Viana RL: Biliary fascioliasis: diagnosis, treatment and follow-up by ERCP. Gastrointest Endosc 1996, 43:616-620. 6. Veerappan A, Siegel JH, Podany J, Prudente R: Fasciola hepatica pancreatitis: endoscopic extraction of live parasite. Gastroinest Endosc 1991, 37:437-435. 7. Khuroo MS, Zargar SA, Mahajan R: Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis In India. Lancet 1990, 335:1503-1506. 8. Alkarawi MA, Yasawy MI, Mohamed A: Endoscopic management of biliary hydatid disease: report of six cases. Endoscopy 1991, 23:278-281. 9. Ozer B, Serin E, Gümürdülü Y, Gür G, Yilmaz U, Boyacioğlu S: Endoscopic extraction of living fasciola hepatica: case report and review of literature. Turk J Gastroenterol 2003, 14(1):74-77. 10. Bafandeh Y, Daghestani D, Rad S: Biliary tract obstruction due to fasciola hepatica managed by ERCP. IJMS 2003, 28(1):43-45. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-4-83 Cite this article as: Ezzat et al.: Endoscopic management of biliary fascioliasis: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4:83. Page 4 of 4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit