Pancreatic duct ascariasis: sonographic diagnosis--a case report.
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 19-year old boy presenting in the emergency with severe epigastric pain whose biochemical tests revealed elevated serum amylase and lipase levels and a clinical diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was made. On ultrasonic examination, the pancreas appeared bulky with a linear tubular echogenic worm (ascaris) seen within the prominent main pancreatic duct. Successful removal of the pancreatic duct worm was achieved through endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP).
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Main subject:
Pancreatic Ducts
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Pancreatitis
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Ascariasis
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Humans
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Male
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Adult
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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