Mi SciELO
Servicios Personalizados
Articulo
Indicadores
- Citado por SciELO
Links relacionados
- Similares en SciELO
Compartir
Revista Cubana de Cirugía
versión On-line ISSN 1561-2945
Resumen
SOLARANA ORTIZ, Joaquín Alejandro et al. Erratic Biliary Ascariasis as an Exotic Cause of Obstructive Jaundice. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2022, vol.61, n.2 Epub 20-Jun-2022. ISSN 1561-2945.
Introduction:
Ascaris lumbricoides is the most frequent helminthiasis in the human gastrointestinal tract; the highest prevalence is recorded in developing, tropical and subtropical countries. In Cuba, it constitutes an exotic cause of obstructive jaundice with few reported cases.
Objective:
To describe the successful therapeutic management of a case of a man with obstructive jaundice secondary to choledochal ascariasis.
Clinical case report:
We report the case of a 74-year-old patient operated on at Lucía Íñiguez Landín Surgical Clinical Hospital, in Holguín province, for obstructive jaundice due to choledochal ascariasis, with satisfactory clinical-surgical evolution.
Conclusions:
In developing countries, ascariasis should be taken into account as a cause of biliary or pancreatic obstructive disease. Knowledge of the clinical condition and its complications, in addition to the different treatment options, should be the domain of every physician. Obstructive jaundice due to ascaris lumbricoides constitutes an exotic cause of this parasite infestation in Cuba.
Palabras clave : obstructive jaundice; ascaris lumbricoides; common bile duct.