Short Term Outcome of Therapeutic ERCP in the Management of Biliary Ascariasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh

Mymensingh Med J. 2022 Jan;31(1):124-128.

Abstract

The history of ascariasis is very old. It is endemic in various parts of Bangladesh. Hepatobiliary ascariasis is a well-known complication of the intestinal ascariasis. Although cosmopolitan, it predominantly affects people in Asia, Africa, and South America. This was a prospective observational study conducted from July to December 2014 to explore the short term outcome of therapeutic ERCP in the treatment of biliary ascariasis in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. A total of 60 cases of biliary ascariasis were selected conveniently in this study. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews and observation with the help of data sheet. Data were checked for quality control and analyzed by computer using SPSS software. The mean±SD age of the patients was 30.96±7.66 years. All the patients were aged between 17 and 55 years and predominantly affect women in the 3rd and 4th decades. The most common presentation was upper abdominal pain in 47(83.32%) of the patients. Ultrasound was the diagnostic tool of choice, where biliary ascariasis was found in 40(66.7%) of patients. ERCP is reserved mainly for therapeutic purposes and found successful in 57(95%) of the patients.

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ascariasis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ascariasis* / therapy
  • Bangladesh
  • Biliary Tract Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Biliary Tract Diseases* / therapy
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Young Adult