Hepato-pancreatic ascariasis.
Intestinal infestation of humans by Ascaris lumbricoides is endemic in India. The usual habitat of the adult worm is the jejunum. Hepatopancreatic ascariasis (HPA) is designated to a rare group of diseases caused by lodgement of adult worms in the bile or pancreatic ducts. This short report illustrates four rare cases of patients with HPA.
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Medical College, Kolkata - Surgery, Kolkata, India. utpalde@vsnl.net
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D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole