Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2010;16(9):673-674

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-8118.2010.09.010

Sequential therapy for biliary ascariasis in 19 cases

Jinsheng LIU ; Lu YUAN

Keywords

Biliary ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; Sequential therapy

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To improve the curative effect of non-invasive therapy for biliary ascariasis to shorten the course of treatment and minimize the chance of invasive managements such as surgery and endoscopic therapy. Methods The sequential therapy was conducted as: intravenous injection of vitamin C → oral administration of acid drug → expel the worm in the biliary tract. Results For the 19 cases of biliary ascariasis, 15 responded to the conservative treatment after one course of treatment,2 responded to it after two courses, 1 after 3 courses and 1 did not. Conclusion Sequential therapy is effective, convenient and simple for biliary ascariasis and it can reduce the chance of invasive management.