Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Biliary Ascariasis

Abstract

Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic infections affecting humans and is caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. POCUS emerges as a valuable, easily accessible, and noninvasive imaging tool for the diagnosis of biliary ascariasis especially in resource-limited setting. This case report describes biliary ascariasis and highlights the role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in aiding the diagnosis in the Emergency Department.