Ascariasis is caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. It is the most common helminthic infection seen worldwide. Ascariasis is an endemic disease in our country. This is due to the prevailing poor sanitary conditions and low level of education. Biliary ascariasis is an uncommon cause of obstructive jaundice. We report a case of biliary ascariasis in a young labourer who presented with acute abdominal p...

UNLABELLED Despite advancement in the diagnosis and treatment of intestinal helminthiasis, ascariasis remains the most common cause of helminthic infections in the developing countries. Ultrasound offers a rapid, safe, and noninvasive approach to the diagnosis of intestinal ascariasis. Ultrasound is also the modality of choice for diagnosis of hepatobiliary ascariasis, which is relatively rare ...

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...

The prevalence of ascariasis is very high in parts of rural areas in southern China. The high prevalence of ascariasis is one of the most neglected public health problems. A longitudinal investigation on the prevalence of ascariasis in a rural community in China was reported previously. In this article, we re-analyze the reported age specific prevalence of ascariasis using a life table method. ...

Ascariasis can have various clinical presentations. We present three cases of ascariasis in pregnant or postpartum women, presenting with acute abdomen. The diagnosis of ascariasis was made clinically with the passage of ascaris worms in the vomitus or stool and was supported by ultrasonography. All three patients were treated successfully using anthelmintics. One patient underwent exploratory ...

S24 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 free for the last 1 year. Discussion and Conclusion: Biliary ascariasis is a common occurrence in endemic regions and is causally associated with biliary colic, acute cholangitis, acute pancreatitis and its complications, recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, acute cholecystitis, and liver abscess. Secondary to smaller duct diameter, m...

S24 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 free for the last 1 year. Discussion and Conclusion: Biliary ascariasis is a common occurrence in endemic regions and is causally associated with biliary colic, acute cholangitis, acute pancreatitis and its complications, recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, acute cholecystitis, and liver abscess. Secondary to smaller duct diameter, m...

Sir, We thank Yagnik[1] for his interest in our article.”[2] Ultrasonography (USG) has low sensitivity in the diagnosis of pancreatic duct ascariasis. This is based on our experience of 17 cases of pancreatic duct ascariasis in the last 11 years, which constitutes the largest single‐centre experience in the world. Out of 17 cases, only 2 were diagnosed with USG. Although USG is quite sensitive ...

BACKGROUND Biliary ascariasis is regarded as possible etiological factor for hepatolithiasis. Here we report one case of a patient with hepatolithiasis with biliary ascariasis who developed a liver abscess, which was treated with partial hepatectomy. CASE PRESENTATION A young adult female presented with epigastric pain and vomiting with repeated attacks of cholangitis. ERCP showed evidence of...

Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic diseases on earth. Abdominal ultrasonography is usually used for the diagnosis of biliary ascariasis in spite of diagnosis of this infestation is not easy. Two ultrasonographic image of jejunal ascariasis is added to depict clinical situation.