Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for extraction of a round worm. |
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Authors: | G S Moirangthem C Arunkumar Singh K Lokendra L Deban Singh |
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Affiliation: | Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India. drmoirangthem@yahoo.co.in |
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Abstract: | A 35 years old lady presented with fever, biliary colic, mild jaundice, indigestion and flatulence. The upper abdominal ultrasonography revealed cholecystitis with sludge and a round worm in the common bile duct. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and exploration of the bile duct for the removal of round worm was performed. The post-operative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged fit on the 4th post-operative day. |
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