Recurrent Pancreatitis Caused by a Calcified Ascaris in the Duct of Wirsung |
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| Authors: | J. E. J. Krige F.R.C.S. F.C.S. G. Lewis M.B. Ch.B. P. C. Bornman M.MED. F.R.C.S. |
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| Affiliation: | Surgical Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | A case report of recurrent pancreatitis in a 20-yr-old woman due to an impacted calcified Ascaris remnant within the duct of Wirsung is presented. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography identified a filling defect in the proximal main pancreatic duct. Transampullary endoscopic retrieval failed to extract the calculus and operative intervention was required to remove the calcified worm remnant. |
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