Successfully removed liver fluke in the stomach of a 33-year-old patient

The patient came to the clinic with symptoms of dull abdominal pain, fatigue, and discomfort. The doctor performed a gastroduodenoscopy, which determined that Mr. T had a fluke in his duodenum and prescribed surgery to remove the liver fluke from his body.

“After removing the tapeworm from the body, the patient must use specific medication to kill the tapeworm eggs that are still hidden in the patient’s body because if this case is not treated, in the long run the tapeworm eggs will go into the intestines, then into the liver to create an abscess or move down to the bile duct to reside,” shared Dr. Nguyen Hong Vui.

The cause was determined to be that the patient often ate raw fish and vegetables from the water. It is known that Mr. T had previously gone to the hospital for examination but the disease was still not detected.

Ultrasound image of liver fluke. Photo: Phan Giang

To avoid liver fluke infection, doctors recommend that people should eat cooked food and drink boiled water, especially not eat raw vegetables from water. In case people have the habit of eating raw fish or raw vegetables from ponds and lakes and have symptoms of fever and pain in the liver area, they should go to the hospital for testing and early treatment.