Biliary ascariasis.
We report biliary lithiasis secondary to infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides in a young man. We review the pathogenesis and clinical features of this condition and discuss the differential diagnosis.
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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VG
Bain
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Ardao
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Kowalewska-Grochowska
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RH
Wensel
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LD
Jewell
D000328:Adult; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male