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An alien in the gallbladder. A rare case of biliary ascariasis in an Italian emergency department
Emergency Care Journal, 2016 Ascariasis is a common infection in many developing countries. The prevalence of ascariasis is related to poverty, poor hygienic and sanitary conditions.
Enrico Ferri +3 more
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Biliary Ascariasis: A difficult extraction
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2015 Hepatobiliary ascariasis (HBA) is a common complication of Ascaris infestation. It is reported mostly from developing countries. It is a common cause of biliary colic and cholangitis in some parts of India.
Sanjeev Kumar Thakur, Vijay Prakash
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Ascariasis masquerading as obstructive jaundice in an infant – a case report
Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2017 Ascariasis is endemic in India and is common in areas of poor sanitation. The most common complications are intestinal and biliary ascariasis, which are associated with significant morbidity.
Ishita Majumdar +2 more
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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2018 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 ...
Ahmad Alhamid +9 more
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Parasitosis in the bile duct, report of 3 cases and literature review
Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2018 Background: Roundworm has a worldwide incidence of 25% of the population and biliary ascariasis accounts for 10–17% of all cases of roundworm infestation, predominantly in developing countries in tropical and subtropical climates.
J.A. Garcia-Espinoza +5 more
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Biliary ascariasis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2009 A 17-year-old girl presented with features of biliary obstruction. Magnetic resonance cholangi-pancreatography revealed typical linear signals in common bile duct, which appears like Ascaris lumbricoides. The diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopic removal
Mohammad A Hashmi, Jevan K De
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Biliary ascariasis in the Indian subcontinent: A study of 42 cases
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009 Background/Aim: History of ascariasis is known to stretch back many centuries. One quarter of the world′s population is known to be infected by ascariasis.
Mukhopadhyay Madhumita
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Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesA 30-year-old woman presented with acute pancreatitis, initially showing gallstones and peripancreatic fluid on ultrasound. A follow-up ultrasound, after symptom persistence, revealed mobile, tubular hyperechoic structures in the gallbladder; biliary ...
N.M. Alegre Villanueva +3 more
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Our experience of biliary ascariasis in children
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2006 Ascariasis is highly endemic in Kashmir valley as temperate climate and wet soil provide excellent conditions for its development. We studied 198 cases (11%) of biliary ascariasis out of 1,800 patients of worm infestation from December 2001 to ...
Wani M +6 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1992 This is a report of a 25 years old black woman from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, who developed acute obstructive cholangitis of Ascaris lumbricoides with septicemia and multiple hepatic abscesses. The patient had sickle cell trait and normal delivery 3
Dahir Ramos de Andrade Júnior +6 more
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