Acute pancreatitis due to ascariasis: a sonographic pictorial essay on four cases
| Autor: | Satisfy Tariang, Donboklang Lynser, Evarisalin Marbaniang, M. D. Hek, R. S. Thangkhiew, Demitrost Laloo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 030231 tropical medicine Biliary ascariasis Gastroenterology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Ascariasis Internal medicine medicine Helminths Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Ultrasonography business.industry General surgery fungi food and beverages medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Pancreatitis Emergency Medicine Duodenum Acute pancreatitis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Emergency radiology. 23(3) |
| ISSN: | 1438-1435 |
| Popis: | Ascariasis is the commonest helminthic disease to infect humans. Due to their wandering nature, the roundworms from the second part of the duodenum migrate through the biliary opening into the hepatobiliary and pancreatic ducts. Ascariasis is the most common parasitic cause of pancreatitis in endemic region. Pancreatitis can result due to pancreatic ascariasis, biliary ascariasis or both. Pancreatitis due to ascariasis can be severe and life-threatening. We present a pictorial essay of acute pancreatitis due to ascariasis on four cases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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