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Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis—sonographic pictorial essay on four pediatric cases with acute biliary colic

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Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis occur due to migration of the round worm ascaris lumbricoides through the bile duct orifice finally reaching the common bile duct, main pancreatic duct, intrahepatic ducts or gallbladder. These resulted in acute epigastric and right hypochondriac region colicky pain. Ultrasound is the investigation of choice in hepatobiliary ascariasis. We present here sonographic images on four pediatric patients with acute biliary colic.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the staffs of the Department of Radiology and Imaging, Ganesh Das Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, India, for assisting in the ultrasound cases.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Imaging, Ganesh Das Hospital, Lawmali, Shillong, 793001, Meghalaya, India

    Donboklang Lynser

  2. Department of Pathology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, 793018, Meghalaya, India

    Evarisalin Marbaniang

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Lynser, D., Marbaniang, E. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis—sonographic pictorial essay on four pediatric cases with acute biliary colic. Emerg Radiol 23, 197–200 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-015-1369-7

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