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Endoscopy 1987; 19(6): 243-245
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018293
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Biliary Ascariasis Combined with a Villous Tumor of the Papilla. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Endoscopy

J. Sahel, C. Bastid, R. Choux
  • Clinique des Maladies de I'Appareil Digestif et de la Nutrition, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, B.P. 29, Marseille, France
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A 64-year-old man admitted for cholangitis presented with an ascaris lumbricoides in the biliary duct and a villous tumor of the ampulla of Vater. ERCP revealed the parasite as a “rail-like” linear defect in the main bile duct, and permitted its extraction. The ampullary tumor was repeatedly ablated with a snare and finally surgically removed because of suspicion of malignancy. This is the first report on such an association.

Key words:

Biliary ascariasis - Tumor - Ampulla of Vater - Cholangitis