Recurrent pancreatitis secondary to pancreatic ascariasis.
Ascaris lumbricoides infestations are endemic in tropical countries. Ascaris lumbricoides can occasionally cause biliary obstruction and result in obstructive jaundice or pancreatitis. We present a 34-year-old Bangladeshi woman with biliary ascariasis, resulting in recurrent pancreatitis. Her diagnosis was made with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography performed during an acute attack of pain.
Lee
K H
KH
Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
Shelat
V G
VG
Low
H C
HC
Ho
K Y
KY
Diddapur
R K
RK
D000328:Adult; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome