Experimental hepatobiliary fascioliasis in rabbits: a radiology-pathology correlation. 1999

J K Han, and H J Jang, and B I Choi, and S H Kim, and T K Kim, and H J Won, and Y I Kim, and S Y Cho
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.

OBJECTIVE The authors sought to correlate the radiologic findings of hepatobiliary fascioliasis with pathologic features. METHODS Serial ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance findings in seven rabbits with experimentally induced fascioliasis were obtained every other week. Direct cholangiogram was also obtained after the rabbits were killed. Radiology-pathology correlation was done in specimens. RESULTS In the parenchymal phase (an acute phase of parenchymal invasion of a larva), CT showed subcapsular clustered areas of low attenuation. Magnetic resonance appearance was similar in shape but better than CT in characterizing the hemorrhagic nature of the lesion. Ultrasound findings were nonspecific in this phase. In the ductal phase (a stationary phase after residing in the bile duct), CT showed dilatation of central ducts with symmetric periportal hypoattenuation (periportal tracking). Magnetic resonance could not depict mild ductal dilatation. Ultrasound was most valuable in demonstrating the moving worm within the dilated duct. Pathologically, the hepatic parenchymal lesions consisted of a cluster of eosinophilic granulomas with hemorrhagic change (migratory tract of the flukes). Ductal changes were observed predominantly in the central bile ducts. Periportal lymphangiectasia was also noted. CONCLUSIONS Computed tomography or magnetic resonance can demonstrate the characteristic evolutionary pattern of fascioliasis that reflects the unique life cycle of Fasciola hepatica. The role of ultrasound, although limited in the parenchymal phase, was most useful in the ductal phase in that it demonstrated the moving worms themselves.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008109 Liver Diseases, Parasitic Liver diseases caused by infections with PARASITES, such as tapeworms (CESTODA) and flukes (TREMATODA). Parasitic Liver Diseases,Disease, Parasitic Liver,Diseases, Parasitic Liver,Liver Disease, Parasitic,Parasitic Liver Disease
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D005210 Fasciola hepatica A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle. Liver Fluke,Fasciola hepaticas,Fluke, Liver,Flukes, Liver,Liver Flukes,hepatica, Fasciola
D005211 Fascioliasis Liver disease caused by infections with parasitic flukes of the genus FASCIOLA, such as FASCIOLA HEPATICA. Fasciola Infection,Fasciola Infections,Fascioliases,Infection, Fasciola,Infections, Fasciola
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001659 Biliary Tract The BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER. Biliary System,Biliary Tree,System, Biliary,Tract, Biliary,Tree, Biliary

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