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Ascarid worms causing recurrent cholangitis in a patient with an obstructing ampullary tumour
T F Khan1, A Zahari, Z A Sherazi
1Department of Surgery, School of Medical Science, Hospital University Sains Malaysia, Kelantan.
Singapore Medical Journal
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
This is a report of a 57-year-old Malay lady who presented with recurrent episodes of cholangitis and septicaemia. A dilated biliary tree caused by a stenosing periampullary tumour was found to contain adult round worms. A pancreatico-duodenectomy was performed following biliary decompression. Ascarid worms are a rare cause of cholangitis in malignant biliary obstruction.