Successful Elimination of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Gallbladder by Conservative Medical Therapy

Misra, Manish Kumar; Singh, Sarabjeet; Bhagat, Tripta S

doi:10.1007/s12262-012-0527-3

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“…The treatment for this parasitosis consists of conservative or anthelmintic therapy. In case of the biliary involvement, drug therapy has reduced excretion, so its use is limited 3,11 . Initial management with a conservative approach is an option, as long as there are no complications.…”

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Pancreatite aguda por áscaris lumbricoides: relato do caso e revisão de literatura

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Carlotto

Mainardi

et al. 2021

Rev. Med. (São Paulo)

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A infecção parasitária pelo Ascaris lumbricoides representa um acometimento comum no Brasil e em outras regionalidades subdesenvolvidas. A localização do verme em vesícula biliar é rara e quando há presença de quadro clínico importante, essa hipótese deve ser levantada como diagnóstico diferencial frente a outras doenças da árvore biliar. Relatamos o caso de paciente de 65 anos admitido em emergência devido à pancreatite por etiologia de áscaris em vesícula biliar, o qual, posteriormente, evoluiu para quadro alarmante de disfunção de múltiplos órgãos.

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Pancreatite aguda por áscaris lumbricoides: relato do caso e revisão de literatura

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Carlotto

Mainardi

et al. 2021

Rev. Med. (São Paulo)

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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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“…Conservative treatment with anthelminthic agents is the first line therapy; no response to medical therapy usually indicates the need for endoscopic or surgical interventions. 7,[10][11][12][13][14] …”

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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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“…Most of the patients were treated through endoscopy or surgery [ 8 – 10 ]. There are a few reports of conservative medical treatment [ 11 – 15 ]. In this article, we present the radiologic findings, clinical manifestations and successful herbal medicine treatment of a patient with gallbladder ascariasis (GA).…”

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Traditional herbal medicine therapy of gallbladder ascariasis: a case report

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Background Ascariasis is one of the common intestinal infections in developing countries, including China. Migration of Ascaris lumbricoides into the gallbladder is rare, unlike ascariasis of the bile duct and when it does occur, treatment is generally by endoscopic or surgical extraction. Case presentation A 4-year-old Uyghur boy with a history of ascariasis developed intermittent upper abdominal pain for 7 days, was being treated by a local practitioner, and when the pain worsened with yellow sclera for 3 days, he was admitted to our hospital. On physical examination, found out the patient with yellowish skin tone, pale yellow fur on tongue, mild yellow staining of the sclera and tenderness in epigastrium. Laboratory data plus liver function test showed damage of liver function. Abdominal Ultrasonography (USG) and Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) showed a long, linear, echogenic structure in the gallbladder neck near to the common bile duct. Once the ascariasis diagnosis was established, he was given conservative treatment of magnesium sulfate with herbal medicine. In 4 days, the patient discharged Ascaris through the stool. Conclusions Conservative treatment of magnesium sulfate with Uyghur medicine treatment according to syndrome differentiation is proven to have curative effect.

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Successful Elimination of Ascaris lumbricoides from the Gallbladder by Conservative Medical Therapy

Abstract: Migration of Ascaris lumbricoides into the gallbladder is rare, unlike ascariasis of the bile duct and when it does occur, treatment is generally by endoscopic or surgical extraction. We describe a case of the successful treatment of gallbladder ascariasis with conservative therapy.

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Pancreatite aguda por áscaris lumbricoides: relato do caso e revisão de literatura

Pancreatite aguda por áscaris lumbricoides: relato do caso e revisão de literatura

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

Traditional herbal medicine therapy of gallbladder ascariasis: a case report

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