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) |
|---|---|
| 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
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