Successful Elimination of Gallbladder Ascariasis by Conservative Therapy, Followed by Cholecystectomy due to Developing Cholecystitis
Background. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common parasitic infection in human. The worm is usually located in the small intestine, but may invade into the pancreatic or biliary tree, but rarely into gallbladder because of the anatomic features of the cystic duct. Case Presentation. We report a ca...
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| Main Authors: | Ahmad Alhamid, Ziad Aljarad, Ahmad Ghazal, Ahmad Mouakeh, Ahmad Sankari Tarabishi, Majed Joudeh, Mohammad Mohammad, Aos Alhamid, Jawhar Aljarad, Maen Mousa |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5831257 |
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