Ascariasis-induced empyema of gallbladder: report of a case.
A rare case of a 52-year-old woman with empyema of the gallbladder due to ascariasis causing an obstruction in the cystic duct is presented. She was admitted on September 20, 2000, and on September 23 an emergency cholecystectomy was performed. Ultrasonography is a highly sensitive and specific method for diagnosing gallbladder ascariasis, and a cholecystectomy is considered mandatory for the treatment of empyema of the gallbladder.
Shah
Omar Javed
OJ
Department of Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Wani
Nazir Ahmad
NA
Dar
Manzoor Ahmad
MA
Wani
Mehmood Ahmad
MA
Khan
Fayaz Ahmad
FA
D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography