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Biliary ascariasis after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy

Abstract

The authors report on a 6-year-old girl with biliary ascariasis after surgical treatment of a choledochal cyst and biliary-digestive tract reconstruction by Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. A precise diagnosis can be obtained by ultrasonography. Surgical treatment is required when clinical and endoscopic treatments fail. In countries in which this disease is endemic, biliary ascariasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of …

Authors

Braga LHP; Tatsuo ES; Guimarães JT; Miranda ME; Paixão RM; Teixeira CRO; Piçarro C; Lanna JCBD

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 1394–1395

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2000

DOI

10.1053/jpsu.2000.9350

ISSN

0022-3468