Biliary Ascariasis: A difficult extraction
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Biliary ascariasis.
We report biliary lithiasis secondary to infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides in a young man. We review the pathogenesis and clinical features of this condition and discuss the differential diagnosis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0976-5042,0976-5050
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.155249