Spectrum of biliary parasites affecting the biliary tree (Fasciola hepatica, Echinococcus granulosus, and Ascaris lumbricoides)

Endoscopy 2018; 50(08): E224-E226
DOI: 10.1055/a-0624-2083

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Authors

Guido Villa-Gómez Roig

¹Endoscopy Unit, Instituto de Gastroenterología Boliviano Japonés, La Paz, Bolivia
Manuel Alejandro Mahler

²Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dante Manazzoni

²Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Miguel Villa-Gomez

³Unidad de endoscopia digestiva, Unigastro, La Paz, Bolivia
Gustavo Vidales

¹Endoscopy Unit, Instituto de Gastroenterología Boliviano Japonés, La Paz, Bolivia
Mariano Marcolongo

²Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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