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. 2019 Aug 27;6(9):e00181.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000181. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Ascariasis Causing Biliary Colic

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Ascariasis Causing Biliary Colic

Bipadabhanjan Mallick et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Ascariasis invading the papilla.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Ascariasis worm removed with grasping forceps.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The extracted ascariasis worm.

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