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SM Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Hepato Biliary Ascariasis with Pancreatitis in a Young Child

[ ISSN : 2573-3419 ]

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Received: 04-Mar-2016

Accepted: 25-Mar-2016

Published: 28-Mar-2016

Case Report | Volume 2 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Sumathi Bavanandam¹*, Nirmala Dheivamani¹, and B Bhaskar Raju¹

¹Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children, Chennai, India

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Sumathi Bavanandam, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children, Chennai, India, Email: drbsumathi@ rediffmail.com

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Biliary Ascariasis; Pancreatitis; Endotherapy; Childre

Abstract

Ascariasis is the most common helminthic infestation in the tropical countries and hepatobiliary complications are less common in children. We report a young girl who presented with acute abdomen due to hepato biliary ascariasis with pancreatitis managed by endotherapy using forward view gastroscope.

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Bavanandam S, Dheivamani N and Raju BB. Hepato Biliary Ascariasis with Pancreatitis in a Young Child. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2016; 2(1): 1010.