title: Combination of laparoscope and choledochoscope to treat biliary ascariasis: A CARE-compliant case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ascariasis is an endemic parasitic disease caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, which severely burdens the healthcare system as well as harms the personal life quality, especially among less developed regions. Biliary ascariasis is a critical complication of intestinal ascariasis with painful and life-threatening manifestations. The exploration of proper strategies as its medical interventions remains largely controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 16 year-old patient complained of abdominal pain and yellow sclera.
  
  
  METHODS
  Biliary ascariasis INTERVENTIONS:: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than one hundred ascarids were extracted and the patient had been discharged from hospital without any complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combination of laparoscope and choledochoscope is an efficient method to treat biliary ascariasis, despite of large worm burden in the common bile duct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China Baylor College of Medicine, Huston, TX.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shuai
authors.forename: Jinbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Kailin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jiliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rog
authors.forename: Guobin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kaixiong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000601:surgery*; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy