title: Acute pancreatitis caused by biliary ascaris in pregnancy.
abstract: Ascaris lumbroicoides is the most prevalent human parasite worldwide. Although usually asymptomatic, ascaris is responsible for a variety of severe complications such as intestinal obstruction, cholangitis, or hepatitis, which are caused by worm migration. This article is the second known case report of pancreatitis caused by biliary ascaris during pregnancy. We also review the pathophysiology of this disease and review the various treatment modalities available for pregnant patients. We believe that because of the growing influx of immigrants from endemic areas into the United States, the clinician needs a basic understanding of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of biliary ascarasis.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Long Beach, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asrat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second