Common bile duct Ascariasis

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Abdur Rehman
Muhammad Saleem
Muhammad Israr
Shahab ud Din
Habib Ahmad Bakhtiar

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To assess the advantage of palpation of CBD during exploratory lapartomy in patients with acute abdomen. A prospective study was conducted from July 1998 to December 2002 at THQ Matta, District Swat, Saidu hospital Swat and DHQ Timergara district Dir Lower. Eleven Patients, 5 male and 6 females (mean age 9.8 + 2.6years) were included in this study. all the operations were performed under general anaesthesia. Biliary ascariasis though not a common problem must be considered as a possiblity in patients presenting with acute abdomen in endemic areas especially when no other cause for the patient\s symptoms in apparent.

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Rehman A, Saleem M, Israr M, Din S ud, Bakhtiar HA. Common bile duct Ascariasis. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];18(3). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/925
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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2004)
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