A case of biliary ascariasis associated with calculi in the gall bladder and the common bile duct.
A 44-year-old lady presented with symptoms suggestive of pathology of hepatobiliary origin. Real-time sonography reveals presence of biliary ascariasis, and calculi in both the gall bladder and common bile duct. The worm and the common bile duct calculi were successfully removed endoscopically.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong.
D000328:Adult; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography