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Successful Management of Biliary Ascariasis in a High-Endemic Zone and Low-Resource Setting in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis, 2022
Ascariasis lumbricoides is a roundworm that causes one of the most common soil-transmitted helminth infections worldwide. Ascariasis is typically found in the jejunum and transmitted through the intake of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs through food and water.
Asfaw YA, Asrat GT, Uddo TB, Asfaw BA, Anand A, Huang H, Firew ED, Anugu NR.   +7 more
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Ascending cholangitis in a child: A rare case of biliary Ascariasis visualized by ultrasound. [PDF]

Radiol Case Rep
Biliary ascariasis, resulting from the infestation of the biliary system by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, is a rare but important cause of biliary blockage in children.
Abdela AF, Abera MT, Salah FO, Tesfaye YM, Ebsa YG, Kebede AG.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Hepatic and biliary ascariasis. [PDF]

J Glob Infect Dis, 2014
Ascariasis mainly contributes to the global helminthic burden by infesting a large number of children in the tropical countries. Hepato-biliary ascariasis (HBA) is becoming a common entity now than in the past owing to the frequent usage of ...
Das AK.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Successful management of biliary ascariasis: Case of obstructive jaundice in endemic region - Case report. [PDF]

IDCases
Ascariasis (round worm) is the largest worm of the common nematodes that infect humans and causes the disease ascariasis. It is most common in tropical and subtropical countries where poor sanitation and illiteracy prevail. Most patients with the disease
Fanta EG, Chew ASH.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Biliary ascariasis presenting with obstructive jaundice: Illustration of sonographic findings. [PDF]

IDCases, 2023
Tamiru R, Belay F, Hailemariam T.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of biliary stent. [PDF]

VideoGIE, 2017
Sharma M, Somani P, Prasad R, Jindal S, Pathak A.   +4 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

A case report of acute liver failure caused by biliary ascariasis in children. [PDF]

Front Pediatr
Most patients with biliary ascariasis present with acute abdominal pain and biliary colic. Typically, conservative treatment involving deworming agents is employed.
Li J, Hou L, Liu Q, Yan B, Wang W, Gao H.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Biliary Ascariasis in a Pediatric Patient in Lithuania: Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Medicina (Kaunas)
Hepatobiliary ascariasis is caused by the entry of the nematode A. lumbricoides from the duodenum into the biliary duct. We report a case of an Ascaris-induced extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction in a pediatric patient admitted to the hospital due to ...
Rokaitė R, Dženkaitis M, Nedzinskaitė M, Kučinskienė R.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Biliary ascariasis and severe bacterial outcomes: Report of three cases from a paediatric hospital in Brazil

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Introduction: Biliary ascariasis, although uncommon, can lead to infectious complications and severe outcomes. This study reported three patients with biliary ascariasis and who were admitted to a paediatric hospital in Salvador, Brazil.
Mateus S do Rosário, Isadora de Siqueira   +1 more
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Laproscopic management of wandering biliary ascariasis. [PDF]

Case Rep Surg, 2012
Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic diseases in humans, occurring mostly in countries with low standards of public health and hygiene, thereby making ascariasis highly endemic in developing countries. In endemic areas, 30% of adults and 60–70%
Jethwani U, Singh GJ, Sarangi P, Kandwal V.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources