Gallbladder Mucus Plug Mimicking Ascaris Worm: An Ambiguous Cause of Biliary Colic
Biliary colic is a visceral pain caused by attempts of the gallbladder or bile duct to overcome the obstruction in the cystic duct or ampulla of Vater. Obstruction can be due to different etiologies such as stone, mass, worm, and rarely by mucus plug. We report the case of a 31-year-old gentleman wh...
Main Authors: | Salah Termos, Mohammad Alali, Majd Alkabbani, Abdullah AlDuwaisan, Ahmad Alsaleh, Khalifa Alyatama, Hussein Hayati |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7167934 |
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