1. Endoscopic ultrasound imaging of pancreatic duct ascariasis.
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Somani, Piyush, Sharma, Malay, Pathak, Amit, Patil, Amol, Kumar, Avinash, and Sreesh, Srijaya
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ASCARIS lumbricoides ,ASCARIASIS ,MEN'S health ,ANIMALS ,ASCARIS ,ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography ,PANCREATIC duct ,PANCREATITIS - Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 30-year-old male patient who experienced idiopathic recurring acute pancreatitis for eight months. The topics discussed include the results of his abdominal ultrasonography showing the presence of bulky pancreas, the presence of ascaris worm found on his pancreas, and the estimated number of patients who suffered from pancreatic diseases due to the Ascaris lumbricoides infestation.
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- 2016
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