Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1997 Oct;17(5):723-728.
A Case of Acute Pancreatitis due to Impaction of Ascaris lumbricoides into the Pancreatic Duct
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan, Korea.
Abstract
- Acute pancreatitis due to impaction of Ascaris lumbricoides into the pancreatic duct is very rare. Authors hnve experienced one case of pancreatic ascariasis. Patient was a 62-year-old female with epigastric pain. Abdominal USG and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed characteristic finding of pancreatic ascariasis. Ascaris was removed with palypectomy snare and acute pancreatitis was resolved completely.
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