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Biliary Ascariasis

A condition where the biliary system is obstructed by Ascaris lumbricoides.

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Jan 22, 2026
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What are documented cases of pancreatic parasitic infection causing pancreatitis and diabetes, and how common are they?

Documented instances exist in the medical literature where parasites have invaded pancreatic tissue or the biliary tree and provoked acute or chronic —and in a few case reports that pancreatic damage ...

Jan 28, 2026

What are the epidemiologic trends in hepatobiliary parasitic infections causing pancreatitis across different regions?

—most notably , liver flukes (Clonorchis/Opisthorchis), , and echinococcal cysts—remain important, if geographically concentrated, causes of biliary disease and occasionally pancreatitis, with the hig...