PubMed · 13008409
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V RAMAMOHAN. 1952. Ascariasis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13008409/
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In a 60-year-old woman who underwent cholecystectomy and T-tube drainage for biliary ascariasis, postoperative bilirubin levels continued to increase. T-tube cholangiography revealed multiple filling defects in the bile ducts, which suggested roundworm reinfestation. Because the patient could not tolerate endoscopy, a percutaneous transhepatic approach with balloon dilatation of the ampulla of Vater and subsequent advancement of roundworms into the duodenum with an embolectomy balloon was used. The procedure was successful, with no major complications. The use of a percutaneous transhepatic treatment to advancement of roundworms into the duodenum is a feasible alternative to surgery when endoscopic extraction fails.
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A rare case of a 52-year-old woman with empyema of the gallbladder due to ascariasis causing an obstruction in the cystic duct is presented. She was admitted on September 20, 2000, and on September 23 an emergency cholecystectomy was performed. Ultrasonography is a highly sensitive and specific method for diagnosing gallbladder ascariasis, and a cholecystectomy is considered mandatory for the treatment of empyema of the gallbladder.