[Case report: an intestinal obstruction due to ascariasis].

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read More Add to Saved list
  • Author(s): Sönmez Tamer G;Sönmez Tamer G; Tamer Y
  • Source:
    Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi [Turkiye Parazitol Derg] 2009; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 185-7.
  • Publication Type:
    Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Additional Information
    • Transliterated Title:
      Olgu Sunumu: Ascariasise Bağli Intestinal Obstrüksiyon.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Galenos Publishing House Country of Publication: Turkey NLM ID: 9425544 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1300-6320 (Print) Linking ISSN: 13006320 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Turkiye Parazitol Derg Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: [İstanbul] : Galenos Publishing House
      Original Publication: İzmir : Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği
    • Subject Terms:
      Ascariasis/*diagnosis ; Ascaris lumbricoides/*isolation & purification ; Intestinal Obstruction/*parasitology ; Jejunal Diseases/*parasitology; Animals ; Ascariasis/complications ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction/diagnosis ; Intestinal Obstruction/surgery ; Jejunal Diseases/diagnosis ; Jejunal Diseases/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Rectum/parasitology
    • Abstract:
      Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides) with which one billion people around the world is infected is also widely seen in Turkey. This case report presents an ascariasis infection which displayed typical radiological findings in Kocaeli, a non-endemic region of Turkey. The patient was admitted to hospital with symptoms of heavy abdominal pain, nausea-vomiting and weakness. The symptoms had started weakly three weeks earlier and the patient had applied to a private health care center. After a through examination with several appropriate tests including a barium small-bowel enema, a morphological finding similar to helminth was observed filling the lumen of the jejunum. When rectal swabs were examined A. lumbricoides oocytes were discovered. The patient was treated for two days with nasogastric drainage, piperazine (3.5 gr/day) in addition to a supportive therapy. The patient was surgically diagnosed to have a jejunal obstruction due to ascariasis.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20090715 Date Completed: 20100419 Latest Revision: 20161021
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      19598103