A Case of Biliary Ascariasis Associated with a Common Bile Duct Stone / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
; : 539-542, 2004.
Article
de Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-92189
Bibliothèque responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Ascaris lumbricoides is the commonest intestinal parasite. The parasites are the most numerous intestinal parasites in less-developed countries and in areas with poor sanitation. However, it's prevalence is very low in Korea recently. A. lumbricoides produces no symptoms in most patients but sometimes it may give rise to intestinal obstruction or pancreatobiliary disease. Highly motile mature worms may enter the ampulla of Vater and migrate into the bile or pancreatic ducts and can cause cholangitis, biliary stone, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and liver abscess. The cases of biliary ascariasis are rare in Korea. We report a 59-year-old female, who presented with intermittent epigastic pain, diagnosed as biliary ascariasis associated with common bile duct stone after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The common bile duct (CBD) stone was removed by sphincterotomy and lithotripsy, and then we directly removed ascaris with a basket without any complication.
Mots clés
Texte intégral:
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Indice:
WPRIM
Sujet Principal:
Conduits pancréatiques
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Pancréatite
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Parasites
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Ascaridiose
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Ascaris
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Ampoule hépatopancréatique
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Bile
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Lithotritie
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Amélioration du niveau sanitaire
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Angiocholite
Type d'étude:
Prevalence_studies
Limites du sujet:
Female
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Humans
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
langue:
Ko
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Année:
2004
Type:
Article