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Endoscopy 1986; 18(5): 204-205
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018375
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Endoscopic Diagnosis and Extraction of Biliary Ascaris

M.S. Manialawi1 , N.Y. Khattar2 , M.M' Helmy1 , F. Burcharth3
  • 1Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Misr International Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
  • 2Department of Radiology, Misr International Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
  • 3Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Biliary Ascariasis: Endoscopic Extraction of a Living Worm from the Bile DuctEndoscopy 1993; 25(08): 552-553
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010403

Summary

A woman was admitted to hospital after several episodes of severe upper right abdominal pain and vomiting. Previously she had had cholecystectomy for gallbladder stones, and later endoscopic papillotomy to treat common duct stone. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography diagnosed an Ascaris worm in the common bile duct. One end of the 20 cm long living worm was caught in a Dormia basket when it protruded through the papillotomy opening, and the worm extracted with the endoscope.

Key words:

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography - Biliary ascaris