Successful Elimination of Gallbladder Ascariasis by Conservative Therapy, Followed by Cholecystectomy due to Developing Cholecystitis
| Autor: | Maen Mousa, Ahmad Sankari Tarabishi, Mohammad Mohammad, Ahmad Mouakeh, Majed Joudeh, Ahmad Alhamid, Aos Alhamid, Jawhar Aljarad, Ziad Aljarad, Ahmad Ghazal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Polymers and Plastics medicine.medical_treatment Case Report Diagnostic tools Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ascariasis medicine Eosinophilia lcsh:RC799-869 Business and International Management biology business.industry Gallbladder General surgery biology.organism_classification medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cholecystitis Cystic duct lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Cholecystectomy medicine.symptom Ascaris lumbricoides business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6536 2090-6528 |
| Popis: | Background. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common parasitic infection in human. The worm is usually located in the small intestine, but may invade into the pancreatic or biliary tree, but rarely into gallbladder because of the anatomic features of the cystic duct. Case Presentation. We report a case of gallbladder ascariasis that was diagnosed incidentally in a 70-year-old man, with negative ova and parasite test and no eosinophilia. We also compared echography and computerizied tomograph as diagnostic tools for gallbladder ascariasis. The patient was managed conservatively, but he underwent cholecyctectomy later because of developing cholecystitis. Conclusion. Depending on this case, we suggest cholecyctectomy as an initial management of gallbladder ascariasis. |
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