Pancreatic ascariasis with periampullary carcinoma
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Pancreatic ascariasis with periampullary carcinoma
Ascarias lumbricoides infestation is endemic in tropical countries. Most infections are asymptomatic, but it can produce a wide spectrum of manifestations including hepatobiliary and pancreatic complications. There are reports of association of biliary ascariasis with bilary malignancies in the past, but same is not known for pancreatic ascariasis. We report a case of association of periampulla...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Parasitology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2229-5070
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.145590