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Original Research | Radiology and Medical Imaging Sciences | Volume 15 Issue 7, July 2026 | Pages: 1957 - 1960 | India
Sonographic Evaluation of the Relationship Between Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Ascariasis with Intestinal Ascariasis in Pediatric Patients
Abstract: Introduction: Ascariasis is the most common helminthic infection in human beings. Ultrasound is the diagnostic tool of choice in hepatobiliary ascariasis. We undertook this study to observe the relationship of hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis with intestinal ascariasis in paediatric patients. Materials and methods: All paediatric patients with sonographic evidence of abdominal ascariasis between July 2013 and Dec 2015 were respectively analysed. Results: 166 of children with sonographic evidence of ascariasis infection were retrospectively analyzed. 146 of them had evidence of intestinal ascariasis by imaging. The youngest age is 1 year and the oldest age included in the study is 13 years. Males constitute 77 and females 89 (M: F=0.86). The maximum distribution is in the age group of 5 to 9 years (76/166=45.8%). Out of 35 children with hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascaris infection, 57.1 % (20/35) have no sonographic evidence of intestinal ascariasis while 42.9 % of hepatobiliary invasion occur in association with evidence of intestinal ascariasis (15/35). Conclusion: Though hepato-biliary and pancreatic ascariasis can occur in isolation without evidence of intestinal infection by ascariasis, yet there is a highly statistically significant association between intestinal ascariasis (IA) and hepatobiliary ascariasis (HBA).
Keywords: Ascariasis, Common bile duct, Gall bladder diseases, Pancreatic ducts
How to Cite?: Donboklang Lynser, Gareth Yobel Lyngwa, Chhunthang Daniala, "Sonographic Evaluation of the Relationship Between Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Ascariasis with Intestinal Ascariasis in Pediatric Patients", Volume 15 Issue 7, July 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1957-1960, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26724003040, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26724003040