Open AccessBiliary ascariasis – A vicious cycle
Author(s) -
Nurfariza Che Husin,
Ikhwan Sani Mohamad,
Kah Yee Ho,
Jien Yen Soh,
Syed Hassan Syed Abd Aziz,
Zaidi Zakaria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian family physician
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1985-2274
pISSN - 1985-207X
DOI - 10.51866/cr1078
Subject(s) - ascariasis , hepatolithiasis , medicine , biliary disease , gastroenterology , pancreatitis , liver abscess , etiology , abscess , surgery , hepatectomy , immunology , helminths , resection
Biliary ascariasis is a rare disease in a non-endemic area. However, it is one of the possible etiological factors for retarded growth as well as malnutrition in children. It may cause intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, biliary obstruction, liver abscess, hepatolithiasis, and pancreatitis in adults. Herein, we report a patient with ascending cholangitis secondary to biliary ascariasis who was successfully managed with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreaticography.