Worm within worm: acute appendicitis containing an adult Ascaris lumbricoides

Niang, I; Dieng, CK; Diouf, PMD; Diop, CT; Welle, IB; Ndong, A; Dia, SAM; Sarr, PB; Ndiaye, O; Sinake, RB; Ly, A

Niang, I (通讯作者),Fann Univ Hosp Ctr, Dept Radiol, Dakar, Senegal.

BJR CASE REPORTS, 2022; 8 (3):

Abstract

Appendicitis is the first etiology for abdominal surgical emergency. Ascariasis is the most common helminth infection in tropical countries where it i......

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