[Biliopancreatic ascariasis: an infrequent disease in our environment]

Ascariasis is one of the most frequent helminthic diseases in man. Most cases follow a subclinical form but may show symptoms related to pulmonary hypersensitivity or digestive complications. Although biliopancreatic complications have been widely described in endemic areas, references in Western countries are scarce. The authors therefore report their experience in 3 cases of this infrequent disease which were recently attended in their hospital over a brief period of time.