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Jejunal perforation due to single ascaris lumbricoides – a case report.
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A rare case is reported, in which a single live ascaris worm had caused jejunal perforation in patients with nonspecific pain abdomen.Abstract:
Ascriasis is a common infection in underdeveloped and developing countries and usually detected incidentally on evaluation of nonspecific pain abdomen. Complications related to ascariasis occur mainly due to heavy worm load. We here report a rare case, in which a single live ascaris worm had caused jejunal perforation.read more
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Ascaris intestinal perforation after trivial trauma
TL;DR: A 42-year-old male patient who was presented to the emergency department with history of trivial trauma and complain of abdominal pain was diagnosed with peritonitis, and unexpectedly, a live round worm was found to be the cause of a single jejunal perforation.
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Ascaris lumbricoides causing jejunal perforation after trivial trauma
TL;DR: This is a case report of a rare presentation of Ascaris lumbricoides with jejunal perforation following trivial trauma, which might have led to intestinalPerforation from a concealed presence of an impending AscarIS perforations.
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Intestinal obstruction due to ascariasis
PP Wasadikar,A. B. Kulkarni +1 more
TL;DR: This study is a review of 92 patients with intestinal obstruction from Ascaris lurnbricoides who have suffered from heavy worm infestation.
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Intestinal Nematodes: Ascariasis
TL;DR: Ascariasis is the most prevalent human helminth infection, with intense infection most common in school-age children, and intensity and prevalence declining to a low level throughout adulthood.
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N. Surendran,M.O. Paulose +1 more
TL;DR: Four of the 22 patients that were operated on with surgical complications of Ascaris lumbricoides died following various postoperative complications, however, there were no deaths among those presenting with subacute obstruction.