A Case Report on Biliary Ascariasis

Jouhar J Kolleri; Amal M J Thabet; Shahd Mohammedain; Sadia Sajid; Zahoor Ahmed; Umais Momin

doi:10.7759/cureus.33323

A Case Report on Biliary Ascariasis

Cureus. 2023 Jan 3;15(1):e33323. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33323. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Jouhar J Kolleri¹, Amal M J Thabet¹, Shahd Mohammedain², Sadia Sajid¹, Zahoor Ahmed¹, Umais Momin¹

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Imaging Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
² Radiology Department, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.

Abstract

Biliary Ascariasis occurs when Ascaris lumbricoides worms invade the biliary system. It may cause biliary obstruction, cholangitis, cholecystitis, or acute pancreatitis. We report a case of a 37-year-old female patient who presented with a history of upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss for two weeks. Ultrasound showed dilated common bile duct with linear tubular echogenic structure in the common bile duct and bowel loops. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio pancreatography (ERCP) revealed large adult worms confirming the diagnosis of Ascariasis.

Keywords: ascariasis; ascariasis lumbricoides; biliary ascariasis; ercp; ultrasound imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports