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- Title
Biliary ascariasis - A vicious cycle.
- Authors
Nurfariza Che Husin; Mohamad, Ikhwan Sani; Kah Yee Ho; Jien Yen Soh; Syed Aziz, Syed Hassan; Zakaria, Zaidi
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
CHOLANGITIS; LIVER abscesses; MALNUTRITION in children; BOWEL obstructions; ADULTS; APPENDICITIS; RARE diseases
- Publication
Malaysian Family Physician, 2021, Vol 16, Issue 2, p12
- ISSN
1985-207X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51866/cr1078