Ultrasound in the diagnosis of gallbladder ascariasis

Abdom Imaging. 1995 Jul-Aug;20(4):320-2. doi: 10.1007/BF00203363.

Abstract

Ascariasis is the most common helminthic infection, but the invasion of worms into the gallbladder is quite rare. This report illustrates the ultrasonographic findings in gallbladder ascariasis of a typical echogenic structure which exhibits nondirectional movements and contains a central anechoic tube, along the long axis of the gallbladder. The role of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool and in the follow-up treatment is stressed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ascariasis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gallbladder Diseases / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography