Our experience of biliary ascariasis in children

• Main Authors: Wani M (Author), Chechak Bashir (Author), Reshi Farooq (Author), Pandita Sanjay (Author), Rather Muddasar (Author), Sheikh Tariq (Author), Ganie Ishfaq (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ascariasis is highly endemic in Kashmir valley as temperate climate and wet soil provide excellent conditions for its development. We studied 198 cases (11%) of biliary ascariasis out of 1,800 patients of worm infestation from December 2001 to December 2004 in the age group of 4-15 years....