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Roundworm infection rarely causes common bile duct perforation. This complication was demonstrated by intravenous cholangiography in a sixteen month old girl.
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Witcombe, J.B. Ascaris perforation of the common bile duct demonstrated by intravenous cholangiography. Pediatr Radiol 7, 124–125 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975685
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