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. 2017 May 6;2(7):179-181.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2017.04.001. eCollection 2017 Jul.

Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of biliary stent

Malay Sharma  1 , Piyush Somani  1 , Rajendra Prasad  1 , Saurabh Jindal  1 , Amit Pathak  1
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Biliary ascariasis: mimicker of biliary stent

Malay Sharma et al. VideoGIE. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CBD, common bile duct; PD, pancreatic duct.

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Figure 1
US view of the abdomen showing dilated common bile duct and linear echogenic structure within it.
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US view of abdomen showing Ascaris lumbricoides mimicking stent within dilated common bile duct.
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Figure 3
Cholangiogram demonstrating dilated common bile duct and linear echogenic filling structure within it, suggestive of Ascaris lumbricoides.
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Figure 4
Cholangiogram showing removal of Ascaris lumbricoides from the common bile duct with balloon extraction catheter.
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Figure 5
Endoscopic view of common bile duct being cannulated with balloon extraction catheter.
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Figure 6
Endoscopic view of balloon extraction catheter with removal of creamy-white worm from the papilla.
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Figure 7
Worm grasped with rat-tooth forceps.
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