Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report
Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common parasitic infections in developing countries. History of previous biliary tract surgery risks migration of these worms to the biliary tree. Usually, 10% of patients with living donor liver transplants have biliary complications including bile leak and s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Transplantation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=352;epage=354;aulast= |
| Summary: | Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common parasitic infections in developing countries. History of previous biliary tract surgery risks migration of these worms to the biliary tree. Usually, 10% of patients with living donor liver transplants have biliary complications including bile leak and strictures. Here, we present an unusual case of ascariasis being a cause of biliary obstruction and bile leak in the immediate postoperative period of liver transplant. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-0017 2212-0025 |