An unusual cause of cholecystitis: a worm in the bag

Elaldı, Nazif; Turan, Mehmet; Arslan, Melike; Dökmetaş, İlyas; Bakir, Marwa B.

doi:10.1136/emj.20.5.489

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“…Due to its small absorption from gastrointestinal tract, Mebendazole is also not effective. 5 Our patient already had a dead Ascaris in her gallbladder so medical treatment was not given and we proceeded with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.…”

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Gallbladder ascariasis: a case report and review of literature

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Ascaris Lumbricoides uncommonly presents as a cholecystitis due to anatomical considerations. Despite that it presents 2.1% of the hepatobiliary ascariasis. Patients usually have vague symptoms of vague abdominal pain sometimes with fever, mimicking cholecystitis. Ultrasonography (USG) helps in definite diagnosis. We present a case of 50 years old female with gallbladder ascariasis for which cholecystectomy was done successfully.

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Gallbladder ascariasis: a case report and review of literature

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“…2 Occasionally, worms migrate through the ampulla of Vater into the biliary tree and gallbladder, resulting in bile duct obstruction, obstructive jaundice, single or recurrent cholangitis, colecysthitis, empyema, hepatic abscess and pancreatitis. 4,7,14,16,17 Ascariasis is considered the second cause of biliary-related symptoms and pancreatitis in endemic regions, 2 after stone disease. Hepatobiliary ascariasis is more common now than in the past, maybe because of the more frequent use of ultrasonography and endoscopic diagnostic procedures in the clinical practice.…”

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“…Several reports exist about the successful medical treatment of gallbladder ascariasis. 5,8,10,[12][13][14]18,19 Sometimes surgery 4,6,8,10,16 or the endoscopic procedures 7,8,10 such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic examination are required. Albendazole and mebendazole are first-line agents for the treatment of ascariasis.…”

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An alien in the gallbladder. A rare case of biliary ascariasis in an Italian emergency department

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Ascariasis is a common infection in many developing countries. The prevalence of ascariasis is related to poverty, poor hygienic and sanitary conditions. The adult form of Ascaris lumbricoides usually resides in the human intestinal lumen (more frequently in the jejunum and middle ileum) and does not cause symptoms. However, it can occasionally cause severe complications such as intestinal obstruction or perforation peritonitis. Its migration into the biliary tract is not uncommon but gallbladder involvement is very rare. Abdominal ultrasonography is essential to detect the presence of this parasite. In this article, we describe the radiologic findings, clinical manifestations and successful medical treatment of a patient with gallbladder ascariasis diagnosed in an emergency setting.

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Infectious Diseases and the Gallbladder

Julka¹,

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2010

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

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An unusual cause of cholecystitis: a worm in the bag

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Gallbladder ascariasis: a case report and review of literature

Gallbladder ascariasis: a case report and review of literature

An alien in the gallbladder. A rare case of biliary ascariasis in an Italian emergency department

Infectious Diseases and the Gallbladder

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