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Successful Conservative Management of Uncomplicated Gallbladder Ascariasis

Ascariasis is one of the common diseases in human beings worldwide. Most cases are asymptomatic. However, the high parasitic load can present with organ-specific symptoms due to the migration of worms to various regions of the body such as the lungs, nasal cavity, oral cavity, and biliary system, an...

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Autores principales: Thapa, Sangharsha, Gautam, Kushal, Chand, Swati, Khadka, Akanchha, Neupane, Rasik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34532187
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17160
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author Thapa, Sangharsha
Gautam, Kushal
Chand, Swati
Khadka, Akanchha
Neupane, Rasik
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description Ascariasis is one of the common diseases in human beings worldwide. Most cases are asymptomatic. However, the high parasitic load can present with organ-specific symptoms due to the migration of worms to various regions of the body such as the lungs, nasal cavity, oral cavity, and biliary system, and sometimes with surgical emergencies like intestinal and biliary tree obstruction. Treatment modalities depend on the presentation and the complication associated with it. Uncomplicated cases can be initially managed conservatively and followed up subsequently. However, most cases of biliary ascariasis may require surgical intervention or endoscopic management due to failed management or complications. We report a case of a young male with gallbladder ascariasis diagnosed with ultrasonography and successfully treated with a single dose of albendazole 400 mg. Follow-up ultrasonography was done to evaluate the management.
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spelling pubmed-84352402021-09-15 Successful Conservative Management of Uncomplicated Gallbladder Ascariasis Thapa, Sangharsha Gautam, Kushal Chand, Swati Khadka, Akanchha Neupane, Rasik Cureus Internal Medicine Ascariasis is one of the common diseases in human beings worldwide. Most cases are asymptomatic. However, the high parasitic load can present with organ-specific symptoms due to the migration of worms to various regions of the body such as the lungs, nasal cavity, oral cavity, and biliary system, and sometimes with surgical emergencies like intestinal and biliary tree obstruction. Treatment modalities depend on the presentation and the complication associated with it. Uncomplicated cases can be initially managed conservatively and followed up subsequently. However, most cases of biliary ascariasis may require surgical intervention or endoscopic management due to failed management or complications. We report a case of a young male with gallbladder ascariasis diagnosed with ultrasonography and successfully treated with a single dose of albendazole 400 mg. Follow-up ultrasonography was done to evaluate the management. Cureus 2021-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8435240/ /pubmed/34532187 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17160 Text en Copyright © 2021, Thapa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Successful Conservative Management of Uncomplicated Gallbladder Ascariasis
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