title: Live worm in gallbladder: a case report.
abstract: Ascariasis, the most common helminthic infection is caused by ascaris lumbricoides. Usually the adult worm lives in the small intestine. Rarely it migrates through the papilla of vater and may enter the common bile duct. We are reporting a case of live worm in gall bladder. Presence of Ascaris lumbricoides in gallbladder is rare entity as it is difficult to reach there due to narrow and tortuous cystic duct.
authors.affiliation: Dr Md Matiur Rahman, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans