Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle
Biliary ascariasis is a rare disease in a non-endemic area. However, it is one of the possible etiological factors for retarded growth as well as malnutrition in children. It may cause intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, biliary obstruction, liver abscess, hepatolithiasis, and pancreatitis in adul...
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| author | Nurfariza Che Husin Ikhwan Sani Mohamad Ho Kah Yee Soh Jien Yen Syed Hassan Syed Aziz Zaidi Zakaria |
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| description | Biliary ascariasis is a rare disease in a non-endemic area. However, it is one of the possible etiological factors for retarded growth as well as malnutrition in children. It may cause intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, biliary obstruction, liver abscess, hepatolithiasis, and pancreatitis in adults. Herein, we report a patient with ascending cholangitis secondary to biliary ascariasis who was successfully managed with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreaticography. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b09c263dcb0405ead3384b73d508a612022-12-21T22:42:07ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-22742021-05-01162838510.51866/cr1078Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycleNurfariza Che Husin0Ikhwan Sani Mohamad1Ho Kah Yee2Soh Jien Yen3Syed Hassan Syed Aziz4Zaidi Zakaria5Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MalaysiaBiliary ascariasis is a rare disease in a non-endemic area. However, it is one of the possible etiological factors for retarded growth as well as malnutrition in children. It may cause intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, biliary obstruction, liver abscess, hepatolithiasis, and pancreatitis in adults. Herein, we report a patient with ascending cholangitis secondary to biliary ascariasis who was successfully managed with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreaticography.https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v16n2-CR-Biliary-ascariasis.pdfbiliaryascariasischolangitisercp |
| spellingShingle | Nurfariza Che Husin Ikhwan Sani Mohamad Ho Kah Yee Soh Jien Yen Syed Hassan Syed Aziz Zaidi Zakaria Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle Malaysian Family Physician biliary ascariasis cholangitis ercp |
| title | Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle |
| title_full | Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle |
| title_fullStr | Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle |
| title_short | Biliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle |
| title_sort | biliary ascariasis a vicious cycle |
| topic | biliary ascariasis cholangitis ercp |
| url | https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v16n2-CR-Biliary-ascariasis.pdf |
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