"Pulmonary manifestations occur during the larval migration phase, typically about 10–14 days after ingestion of embryonated eggs 9."
"Ascariasis refers to infection with the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides and most often involves the small intestine but can also affect the hepatobiliary tree, pancreas, and lungs 4,6."
"Infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides can also cause other complications, including acute appendicitis 5, pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, and liver abscess."
"The Ascaris lumbricoides adult worm is typically 15-30 cm long and 3-6 mm thick. Humans are permanent hosts."
"Endoscopic procedures, such as ERCP, can be used to extract worms from the common bile duct or pancreatic duct and to treat associated biliary complications 7,9."
Expected headings
"Gastrointestinal manifestations"
"Pulmonary manifestations"
"Fluoroscopy"
"Barium studies"
"Endoscopic and surgical management"
"Pulmonary ascariasis is the most common cause of Loeffler syndrome, which is characterised by fever, cough, sputum, asthma, eosinophilia, and infiltrates seen at chest radiography 2,9."
"Small bowel obstruction due to a worm bolus can often be managed initially with conservative measures, including nasogastric decompression, fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and close observation. Surgery is reserved for patients with complications such as perforation, peritonitis, volvulus, ischaemia or failure of conservative management. Rarely, surgery or endoscopic intervention is required for biliary, pancreatic or colonic complications 9,10."
"Small bowel obstruction due to a worm bolus can often be managed initially with conservative measures, including nasogastric decompression, fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and close observation. Surgery is reserved for patients with complications such as perforation, peritonitis, volvulus, ischaemia or failure of conservative management. Rarely, surgery or endoscopic intervention is required for biliary, pancreatic or colonic complications 9,10."
"Small bowel obstruction due to a worm bolus can often be managed initially with conservative measures, including nasogastric decompression, fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and close observation. Surgery is reserved for patients with complications such as perforation, peritonitis, volvulus, ischaemia or failure of conservative management. Rarely, surgery or endoscopic intervention is required for biliary, pancreatic or colonic complications 9,10."
"Small bowel obstruction due to a worm bolus can often be managed initially with conservative measures, including nasogastric decompression, fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and close observation. Surgery is reserved for patients with complications such as perforation, peritonitis, volvulus, ischaemia or failure of conservative management. Rarely, surgery or endoscopic intervention is required for biliary, pancreatic or colonic complications 9,10."