Laparoscopic Extraction of Ascaris lumbricoides From the Biliary Tract in Pediatric Patients
10.13029/aps.2025.31.2.77
- Author:
Juan Pablo MURILLO-ORTIZ
1
Author Information
1. Pediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Max Peralta, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:
Advances in Pediatric Surgery
2025;31(2):77-80
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Hepatobiliary ascariasis (HA) is a rare condition associated with significant morbidity. Laparoscopic extraction of Ascaris lumbricoides from the biliary tract is a safe approach in patients who do not improve with antihelminthic treatment and when retrograde endoscopic cholangiography is not feasible or when not all nematodes can be removed using this method. Here I present the technique used in two pediatric patients with HA.
