[Intestinal ascariasis. A rare cause of obstruction of the small intestine].
Ascariasis is a benign and common disease in tropical areas. Due to its endemicity and high prevalence, serious abdominal complications requiring urgent and versatile surgical therapy do occur. An observation of intestinal obstruction by ascaris bundle, diagnosed during operation, is reported. The postoperative course was uneventful.
Hamdan
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Service de Chirurgie Générale, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat, Cl. Bernard, Paris.
Johanet
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Benhamou
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D000328:Adult; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
L'ascaridiose intestinale. Une cause rare d'occlusion du grêle.