Opisthorchis viverrini
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Opisthorchis viverrini is a trematode that iscommonin Thailand , Laos and Malaysia andaffectsthe bile ducts . Infections with Opisthorchis viverrini are a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma , a tumor of the bile ducts .
Another well-known representative of the order Ophistorchiida is the Chinese liver fluke ( Clonorchis sinensis ). The infestation with it is called clonorchiosis and is also a risk factor for the development of this tumor.
The worm was first discovered in a fish cat ( Prionailurus viverrinus ) and was first described by Jean Poirier as Distomum viverrini in 1886 .
literature
- ↑ Watanapa P: Cholangiocarcinoma in patients with opisthorchiasis . In: Br J Surg . 83, No. 8, 1996, pp. 1062-64. doi : 10.1002 / bjs.1800830809 . PMID 8869303 .
- ↑ Watanapa P, Watanapa W: Liver fluke-associated cholangiocarcinoma . In: Br J Surg . 89, No. 8, 2002, pp. 962-970. doi : 10.1046 / j.1365-2168.2002.02143.x . PMID 12153620 .
- ↑ Shin H, Lee C, Park H, Seol S, Chung J, Choi H, Ahn Y, Shigemastu T: Hepatitis B and C virus, Clonorchis sinensis for the risk of liver cancer: a case-control study in Pusan, Korea . In: Int J Epidemiol . 25, No. 5, 1996, pp. 933-940. doi : 10.1093 / ije / 25.5.933 . PMID 8921477 .
- ^ Andreas Karl Pauly: Molecular characteristics of adult trematodes of the family Opisthorchiidae by means of PCR and RFLP analysis. Dissertation at the Free University of Berlin, 2003. Chapter 2, p. 5 .