Colecistite aguda por ascaris lumbricoides
Biliary’s ascariasis is the most often ectopic site of this helminthiasis, but invasion of the worms into the gallbladder is quite rare. The autors report a case of a patient with clinical symptoms, compatible with cholecystitis induced by the worm, as shown by ultrasonography. Treatament was cholecystectomy and antihelmintic drug therapy with a good outcome.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2006
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912006000400015 |
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