Endoscopic ultrasound for ascariasis in common bile duct

Endoscopic ultrasound for ascariasis in common bile duct.

Endoscopic ultrasound of bile duct ascariasis (with video)

A 40‐year‐old male with no significant medical history was admitted to the hospital with yellowish discoloration of eyes, mild right upper quadrant pain, and intermittent fever for last 1 week. Physical examination revealed icterus and hepatomegaly. Laboratory examination showed obstructive jaundice (aspartate transaminase‐230 U/L, alanine transaminase-180 U/L, alkaline phosphatase-370 U/L, and...

Common bile duct: a retreat for ascariasis!

ation to the back. One week prior to the presentation she vomited 3 round worms, with a similar history in childhood. There was no history of fever, jaundice, intestinal colic or bowel distension. Physical examination was unremarkable, except for tenderness in the epigastrium. Hemogram and liver function tests were normal. Serum amylase was 1,100 U/L. A plain radiograph of the abdomen was norma...

Endoscopic ultrasound imaging of pancreatic duct ascariasis.

Ascaris lumbricoides infestation is endemic in tropical countries. Most infections by A. lumbricoides are asymptomatic, but they can produce a wide spectrum of manifestations including hepatobiliary and pancreatic complications. Pancreatic ascariasis is a rare entity. In a study of 500 patients with hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease due to A. lumbricoides infection, only seven had pancreatic...

Endoscopic endoprosthesis for large stones in the common bile duct.

Endoscopic biliary endoprosthesis was performed for 34 high-risk patients with common bile duct stones too large to be extracted by conventional endoscopic means. Bile duct drainage was established in all the patients without complications. Late complications developed in four patients and included cholangitis (three) and biliary pain (one). Twenty-five patients underwent a second endoscopic re...