Fatal ascaris pancreatitis
Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2011; 33 (3): 158-160
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal parasites are an uncommon cause of biliary and pancreatic obstruction in the Arabian Gulf; it could have serious complications and even mortality. A Bengali male thirty-two year old patient recently arrived in Bahrain for presented with all the features of acute pancreatitis, no evidence of gallstones or alcohol abuse. He died despite all the therapeutic measures. Endoscopy revealed an Ascaris lumbricoides within the ampulla of Vater. Ascariasis is uncommon cause of acute pancreatitis, which should not be ignored
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Pancréatite
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Ascaris
Type d'étude:
Enquête cas-témoins / Études cas/témoins
Limites du sujet:
Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Bahrain Med. Bull.
Année:
2011
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