title: Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct and removal of dead worm in a patient of cholangitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography failure.
abstract: We describe a dead ascaris-induced extrahepatic bilary obstruction in a young female who presented with acute cholangitis. The dead ascaris was removed by laparoscopic exploration of common bile duct after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography failure. Patient had an uneventful hospital course after the procedure and was discharged afebrile after 3 days of hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, SMHS and Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, State, India.
authors.forename: Mushtaq
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chalkoo
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masoodi
authors.forename: Shabnum
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Shaheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chalkoo
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Farooq