[Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis in a western patient]. / Colangitis piógena recurrente en un paciente occidental.

Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, or oriental cholangiohepatitis, is highly prevalent in Southeast Asia where it is a common cause of attendance at emergency centers. Sporadic cases have been described outside these areas, especially in asian immigrants but its appearance in westerners is exceptional. We present a case of this disease in a western patient and discuss aspects of its diagnosis and therapy.

[Biliopancreatic ascariasis: an infrequent disease in our environment]. / Ascariasis biliopancreática: una entida infrecuente en nuestro medio.

Ascariasis is one of the most frequent helminthic diseases in man. Most cases follow a subclinical form but may show symptoms related to pulmonary hypersensitivity or digestive complications. Although biliopancreatic complications have been widely described in endemic areas, references in Western countries are scarce. The authors therefore report their experience in 3 cases of this infrequent disease which were recently attended in their hospital over a brief period of time.