Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: 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.
Source: International Surgery Journal
Authors: Azwa Janjua, Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar, Muhammad Shahid Farooq, Sadaf Iftikhar, Syed Asghar Naqi
Institutions: King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3203189692