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SUBMITTER: Klimovskij M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4577614 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Klimovskij Michail M Dulskas Audrius A Kraulyte Zita Z Mikalauskas Saulius S
BMJ case reports 20150915
Ascariasis is a common helminthic disease worldwide, although Lithuania and other European countries are not considered endemic areas. The presence of the Ascaris worm in the biliary tree causes choledocholithiasis-like symptoms. We report a case of pancreatic duct ascariasis causing such symptoms. A 73-year-old Lithuanian woman underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) suspecting choledocholithiasis. Contrast injection into the common bile duct demonstrated a slightly dila ...[more]