Endoscopic management of biliary ascariasis: A case report
| Autor: | Ying Li, Chang-Hao Zhu, Yao-Zhen Pan, Yan-Lin Lv, Sheng-Nan Cui, Xing Wang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Common bile duct medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Bile duct General surgery Biliary ascariasis General Medicine Biliary colic Endoscopic management Lumbricoides medicine.anatomical_structure Case report medicine Abdomen Ultrasonography medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Clinical Cases |
| ISSN: | 2307-8960 |
| Popis: | Background Biliary ascariasis is rare but remains the most common parasitic infection in remote areas and in people with poor medical conditions. Here, we reported a case of biliary ascariasis in order to raise awareness of possible parasitic infections. Case summary A 68-year-old female was admitted to the emergency room of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University on 28 September 2017, with chief complaint of pain in the right upper abdomen. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed that the upper segment of the common bile duct was slightly dilated with parallel tubular structures, indicative of biliary ascariasis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed under general anesthesia on 29 September 2017, and an adult Ascaris lumbricoides worm was observed. After the worm was removed from the bile duct, the patient's pain immediately subsided. The patient was successfully cured, without any complications. Conclusion This report emphasizes the need for physicians to consider biliary ascariasis as a possible cause when treating cases of biliary colic. |
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