Abstract
We report the case of a 19-year old boy presenting in the emergency with severe epigastric pain whose biochemical tests revealed elevated serum amylase and lipase levels and a clinical diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was made. On ultrasonic examination, the pancreas appeared bulky with a linear tubular echogenic worm (ascaris) seen within the prominent main pancreatic duct. Successful removal of the pancreatic duct worm was achieved through endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 197-198 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Tropical gastroenterology : official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine