Biliary ascariasis: an uncommon cause for recurrent biliary colic after biliary sphincterotomy and common bile duct stone removal.

We report an unusual case where a patient presented with recurrent biliary colic after cholecystectomy and common bile duct stone extraction and was diagnosed to have biliary ascariasis with the help of endoscopic ultrasound examination of the biliary system. PMID: 24407145 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24407145?dopt=Abstract

Source: Tropical Doctor - January 9, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Thandassery RB, Jha AK, Goenka MK Tags: Trop Doct Source Type: research