A Case of Ascarid Chronic Pancreatitis Due to Impaction of Ascaris Lumbricoides into the pancreatic Duct.
- Author:
Chong Mann YOON
;
Seong Rhyul KIM
;
Hee Seung BOM
;
Dae Hyun YANG
;
Sung Kyeu CHOI
;
Il Chong PARK
;
Hae Ok PARK
;
Jung Kon CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Ascaris lumbricoides*;
Ascaris*;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Female;
Glucose Intolerance;
Humans;
Meat;
Pancreatectomy;
Pancreatic Ducts*;
Pancreatitis, Chronic*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1987;7(1):79-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Authors report a case with recurrent epigastric pain who revesled to have chronic pancreatitis due to impaction of Ascaris lumbricoides into the pancreatic duct. She was a 41-year-old female who favored raw meat. ERCP revealed a living round worm in the pancreatic duct which was also showed by ultrasonegraphy and computed tomography. She underwent distal pancreatectomy and developed glucose intolerance but was well controlled.
