Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for extraction of a round worm

Moirangthem, G.S.; Singh, C.A.; Lokendra, K.; Singh, L.D.

Tropical Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 27(4): 169-171

2006


ISSN/ISBN: 0250-636X
PMID: 17542295
Document Number: 599313
A 35 years old lady presented with fever, biliary colic, mild jaundice, indigestion and flatulence. The upper abdominal ultrasonography revealed cholecystitis with sludge and a round worm in the common bile duct. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and exploration of the bile duct for the removal of round worm was performed. The post-operative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged fit on the 4th post-operative day.

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