Abstract

A 9-year-old boy presented with right upper abdominal pain and fever. The radiologic investigations revealed multiple cholangitic abscesses with cholangitis and worms in common bile duct. Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatographic (ERCP) sphincterotomy, basketing, ballooning and extraction of Fasciola hepatica worms from the common bile duct were done.

Details

Title
Biliary fascioliasis: Management in a child using endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography
Author
Parelkar, Sandesh; Oak, Sanjay; Maydeo, Amit; Sanghvi, Beejal; Joshi, Prashant; Chaubal, Nitin; Patil, Rajasekhara; Sahoo, Subrat; Lal, Patel; Sampath, Nandita; Koticha, Avani
Pages
23-24
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Jan 2013
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09719261
e-ISSN
19983891
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1317919141
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Jan 2013