Endoscopic removal of Ascaris lumbricoides from the common bile duct

C Saul; V M Pias; H A Jannke; N H Braga

Endoscopic removal of Ascaris lumbricoides from the common bile duct

Am J Gastroenterol. 1984 Sep;79(9):725-7.

Authors

C Saul, V M Pias, H A Jannke, N H Braga

PMID: 6475905

Abstract

The management of biliary obstruction caused by Ascaris lumbricoides has usually been surgical. This report describes the endoscopic removal of a roundworm located in the common bile duct.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Ascariasis / complications
Ascariasis / parasitology
Ascaris*
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / etiology
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / therapy*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / etiology
Common Bile Duct Diseases / therapy*
Endoscopy*
Female
Humans
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / complications
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology