Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 7(1); 1987 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1987;7(1): 79-81.

만성췌염을 동반한 췌관내 회충 미립증 1예 ( A Case of Ascarid Chronic Pancreatitis Due to Impaction of Ascaris Lumbricoides into the pancreatic Duct )

윤종만, 김성렬, 범희승, 양대현, 최성규, 박일종, 박해옥, 조정곤 (Chong Mann Yoon, Seong Rhyul Kim, Hee Seung Bom, Dae Hyun Yang, Sung Kyeu Choi, Il Chong Park, Hae Ok Park and Jung Kon Cho)

Abstract

Authors report a case with recurrent epigastric pain who revesled to have chronic pancreatitis due to impaction of Ascaris lumbricoides into the pancreatic duct. She was a 41-year-old female who favored raw meat. ERCP revealed a living round worm in the pancreatic duct which was also showed by ultrasonegraphy and computed tomography. She underwent distal pancreatectomy and developed glucose intolerance but was well controlled.