Gallbladder Ascariasis After Acute Pancreatitis Due to Parasitic Migration

A 30-year-old woman presented with acute pancreatitis, initially showing gallstones and peripancreatic fluid on ultrasound. A follow-up ultrasound, after symptom persistence, revealed mobile, tubular hyperechoic structures in the gallbladder; biliary ascariasis was diagnosed. The appearance of Ascar...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Main Authors: N.M. Alegre Villanueva, E.J. Quiros Rodriguez, R.C. Gallegos Lopez, J.R. Mosqueira-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2025-04-01
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1051