Acute pancreatitis due to ascariasis: a sonographic pictorial essay on four cases

Ascariasis is the commonest helminthic disease to infect humans. Due to their wandering nature, the roundworms from the second part of the duodenum migrate through the biliary opening into the hepatobiliary and pancreatic ducts. Ascariasis is the most common parasitic cause of pancreatitis in endemi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emergency radiology 2016-06, Vol.23 (3), p.303-307
Hauptverfasser:	Lynser, Donboklang, Thangkhiew, R. S., Laloo, Demitrost, Hek, M. D., Marbaniang, Evarisalin, Tariang, Satisfy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Ascariasis - complications Ascariasis - diagnostic imaging Emergency Medicine Female Humans Imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging Pancreatitis - etiology Pictorial Essay Pregnancy Radiology Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Ascariasis is the commonest helminthic disease to infect humans. Due to their wandering nature, the roundworms from the second part of the duodenum migrate through the biliary opening into the hepatobiliary and pancreatic ducts. Ascariasis is the most common parasitic cause of pancreatitis in endemic region. Pancreatitis can result due to pancreatic ascariasis, biliary ascariasis or both. Pancreatitis due to ascariasis can be severe and life-threatening. We present a pictorial essay of acute pancreatitis due to ascariasis on four cases.
ISSN:	1070-3004 1438-1435
DOI:	10.1007/s10140-016-1394-1