Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration
A 30-year-old woman presented with acute pancreatitis, initially showing gallstones and peripancreatic fluid on ultrasound. A follow-up ultrasound, after symptom persistence, revealed mobile, tubular hyperechoic structures in the gallbladder; biliary ascariasis was diagnosed. The appearance of Ascar...
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| author | N.M. Alegre Villanueva E.J. Quiros Rodriguez R.C. Gallegos Lopez J.R. Mosqueira-Sánchez |
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| description | A 30-year-old woman presented with acute pancreatitis, initially showing gallstones and peripancreatic fluid on ultrasound. A follow-up ultrasound, after symptom persistence, revealed mobile, tubular hyperechoic structures in the gallbladder; biliary ascariasis was diagnosed. The appearance of Ascaris lumbricoides as a thick, echogenic structure without acoustic shadowing confirmed the parasitic migration. Treatment with albendazole resolved the symptoms within 72 hours. A subsequent ultrasound verified the absence of ascariasis, confirming the diagnosis and treatment success. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1b358f28c2d54bc68eae78fc9052d9702025-08-20T01:55:02ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642025-04-014410.7326/aimcc.2024.1051Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic MigrationN.M. Alegre Villanueva0E.J. Quiros Rodriguez1R.C. Gallegos Lopez2J.R. Mosqueira-Sánchez31Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital María Auxiliadora, Lima, Peru2Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México1Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital María Auxiliadora, Lima, Peru3Department of Medicine, Clínica San Pablo, Lima, PerúA 30-year-old woman presented with acute pancreatitis, initially showing gallstones and peripancreatic fluid on ultrasound. A follow-up ultrasound, after symptom persistence, revealed mobile, tubular hyperechoic structures in the gallbladder; biliary ascariasis was diagnosed. The appearance of Ascaris lumbricoides as a thick, echogenic structure without acoustic shadowing confirmed the parasitic migration. Treatment with albendazole resolved the symptoms within 72 hours. A subsequent ultrasound verified the absence of ascariasis, confirming the diagnosis and treatment success.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1051 |
| spellingShingle | N.M. Alegre Villanueva E.J. Quiros Rodriguez R.C. Gallegos Lopez J.R. Mosqueira-Sánchez Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration |
| title_full | Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration |
| title_short | Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration |
| title_sort | gallbladder ascariasis after acute pancreatitis due to parasitic migration |
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