title: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for extraction of a round worm.
abstract: A 35 years old lady presented with fever, biliary colic, mild jaundice, indigestion and flatulence. The upper abdominal ultrasonography revealed cholecystitis with sludge and a round worm in the common bile duct. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and exploration of the bile duct for the removal of round worm was performed. The post-operative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged fit on the 4th post-operative day.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India. drmoirangthem@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Moirangthem
authors.forename: C Arunkumar
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lokendra
authors.forename: L Deban
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans