An unusual case of gallbladder ascariasis in pregnancy

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Sep;166(3):1361-1363. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15526. Epub 2024 Apr 3.

Authors

Yeshey Dorjey¹, Tashi Gyeltshen², Namkha Dorji³

Affiliations

¹ Phuentsholing General Hospital, Chukha, Bhutan.
² Department of Radioimaging and Diagnosis, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, Khesar Gyelpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan.

PMID: 38567456
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15526

No abstract available

Keywords: albendazole; ascariasis; curling movement; gallbladder; helminthic infection; hyperemesis gravidarum; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Ascariasis* / diagnosis
Female
Gallbladder Diseases / diagnosis
Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder Diseases / parasitology
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic* / diagnosis