title: Ascariasis-induced empyema of gallbladder: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Omar Javed
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Nazir Ahmad
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Manzoor Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Mehmood Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Fayaz Ahmad
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: 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