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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| author | Nitin Gupta Ritu Verma Ethel Shangne Belho Suresh Kumar Singhvi |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-61df34248a374ac48e4e62a86a8544882022-12-21T22:26:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Transplantation2212-00172212-00252020-01-0114435235410.4103/ijot.ijot_91_20Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case reportNitin GuptaRitu VermaEthel Shangne BelhoSuresh Kumar SinghviAscaris 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.http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=352;epage=354;aulast=ascariasishida scanliving donor liver transplant |
| spellingShingle | Nitin Gupta Ritu Verma Ethel Shangne Belho Suresh Kumar Singhvi Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report Indian Journal of Transplantation ascariasis hida scan living donor liver transplant |
| title | Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report |
| title_full | Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report |
| title_fullStr | Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report |
| title_short | Ascariasis, the uncommon cause of bile leak, postliving donor liver transplant - A case report |
| title_sort | ascariasis the uncommon cause of bile leak postliving donor liver transplant a case report |
| topic | ascariasis hida scan living donor liver transplant |
| url | http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=352;epage=354;aulast= |
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