title: Ascariasis of the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: The radiographic findings and complications of Ascaris lumbricoides infection of the gastrointestinal tract are presented. Since the clinical symptoms of ascariasis are usually vague or nonspecific, the radiologist may be in a position to play a major role in the proper diagnosis of this disease.
mesh_terms: D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography