Endoscopic management of biliary ascariasis: A case report

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Endoscopic management of biliary ascariasis: A case report Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 Jul 16;9(20):5695-5700. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5695. ABSTRACT 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, th e 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. PMID:34307627 | PMC:PMC8281397 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5695 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.