title: Biliary ascariasis complicating endoscopic sphincterotomy for choledocholithiasis in India.
abstract: Endoscopic sphincterotomy is the treatment of choice for patients with choledocholithiasis. Biliary ascariasis has been reported from many parts of the world but is common in Kashmir, India. We report five cases of biliary ascariasis of which four were the result of post-endoscopic sphincterotomy for choledocholithiasis. Therefore, biliary ascariasis is not an uncommon complication of endoscopic sphincterotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Choudhuri
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Saraswat
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Baijal
mesh_terms: D001196:Ascariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*