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Biliary Ascariasis Mimicking Colonic Tumor Infiltration of the Biliary System

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Ascariasis is a common problem in developing countries with poor hygiene and sanitation. It is endemic in India and usually seen in the northern states. Biliary ascariasis is an uncommon cause of obstructive jaundice. We present a case of carcinoma of hepatic flexure of colon in which the patient developed biliary ascariasis and posed a diagnostic challenge as it mimicked tumor infiltration of the biliary system.

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  1. Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre, B-4, Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi, India

    Deepak Sundriyal

  2. Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre, 27, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Gyanendra Mittal

  3. Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre, B-27, Puneet Apartments, Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi, India

    Sushil Kumar

  4. Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre, D-3, Satyam apartments, Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi, India

    Suraj Manjunath

  5. Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre, 75, pocket 5, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi, India

    Navneet Sharma

  6. Dharamshila Hospital & Research Centre, 23, Doctors Apartments, New Delhi, India

    Mahesh Gupta

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Sundriyal, D., Mittal, G., Kumar, S. et al. Biliary Ascariasis Mimicking Colonic Tumor Infiltration of the Biliary System. Indian J Surg Oncol 6, 280–281 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-015-0395-y

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