Open AccessBiliary ascariasis in the Indian subcontinent: A study of 42 cases
Author(s) -
Madhumita Mukhopadhyay
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.48970
Subject(s) - medicine , ascariasis , abdominal pain , acute pancreatitis , surgery , biliary colic , general surgery , cholecystectomy , helminths , immunology
History of ascariasis is known to stretch back many centuries. One quarter of the world's population is known to be infected by ascariasis. It is endemic in various parts of the Indian subcontinent and the gangetic plain of West Bengal is one of them. We aimed to study the various types of clinical presentations, complications and different diagnostic tools and to assess various options for the management of biliary ascariasis.