Biliary ascariasis--a case report
Hsu, C.Y.; Liao, S.Q.; Kao, C.H.; Lin, W.Y.; Wang, S.J.
Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi 10(9): 533-535
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0257-5655 PMID: 7983699 Document Number: 437465
The case is reported of a 60-year-old Taiwanese man who presented with abdominal pain and fever. A diagnosis of biliary ascariasis and chronic cholecystitis was made with Ascaris lumbricoides in the common bile duct and intrahepatic ducts. Diagnostic techniques involving radiographic imagery are reviewed.
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