Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis—sonographic pictorial essay on four pediatric cases with acute biliary colic

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis occur due to migration of the round worm ascaris lumbricoides through the bile duct orifice finally reaching the common bile duct, main pancreatic duct, intrahepatic ducts or gallbladder. These resulted in acute epigastric and right hypochondriac region colick...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emergency radiology 2016-04, Vol.23 (2), p.197-200
Hauptverfasser:	Lynser, Donboklang, Marbaniang, Evarisalin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ascariasis - diagnostic imaging Biliary Tract Diseases - diagnostic imaging Child Child, Preschool Colic - diagnostic imaging Emergency Medicine Female Humans Imaging Liver Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pictorial Essay Radiology Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis occur due to migration of the round worm ascaris lumbricoides through the bile duct orifice finally reaching the common bile duct, main pancreatic duct, intrahepatic ducts or gallbladder. These resulted in acute epigastric and right hypochondriac region colicky pain. Ultrasound is the investigation of choice in hepatobiliary ascariasis. We present here sonographic images on four pediatric patients with acute biliary colic.
ISSN:	1070-3004 1438-1435
DOI:	10.1007/s10140-015-1369-7