TY - JOUR
T1 - An uninvited guest, Ascaris in the bile duct causing cholangitis successfully treated with surgery
AU - Ramos, Darwin R.
AU - Robalino, Antonio S.
AU - Mogrovejo, Daniel L.
AU - Suárez, Doménica A.
AU - Ross Proaño, Aitana E.
AU - Parrales, Diana E.
AU - Molina, Gabriel A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/4/1
Y1 - 2024/4/1
N2 - Parasitic infections continue to be a burden for developing countries—the lack of hygiene measures and clean water results in dangerous scenarios that can lead to challenging problems. Most Ascaris lumbricoides infections are usually mild; nonetheless, in rare cases in endemic regions, they can migrate to the bile duct and cause severe complications requiring surgery. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman who had severe cholangitis due to A. lumbricoides. The worm migrated from the bowel and obstructed the bile duct; after surgery, the patient fully recovered.
AB - Parasitic infections continue to be a burden for developing countries—the lack of hygiene measures and clean water results in dangerous scenarios that can lead to challenging problems. Most Ascaris lumbricoides infections are usually mild; nonetheless, in rare cases in endemic regions, they can migrate to the bile duct and cause severe complications requiring surgery. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman who had severe cholangitis due to A. lumbricoides. The worm migrated from the bowel and obstructed the bile duct; after surgery, the patient fully recovered.
KW - Ascaris lumbricoides
KW - cholangitis
KW - parasites
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191583446&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/jscr/rjae264
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjae264
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85191583446
SN - 2042-8812
VL - 2024
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
IS - 4
M1 - rjae264
ER -