Biliary ascariasis- atypical infestation of ascaris lumbricoides
JSP-Journal of Surgery Pakistan International. 2014; 19 (3): 123-124
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-161958
ABSTRACT
Ascaris lumbricoides is the most frequent parasitic infestation in developing countries. Its usual habitat is small intestine. The less frequent sites are biliary tree, gall bladder, appendix and pancreas. This is a report of 36 year old woman who presented with the symptoms of acute cholangitis in whom at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, worm was removed from bile duct through duodenal papilla
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Bile Ducts
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Cholangitis
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Ascaris lumbricoides
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Surg. Pak. Int.
Year:
2014
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