[Ascaris lumbricoides--a cause of acute abdomen].
Ascaris lumbricoides infestation is the most common helminthic disease in many developing countries and may cause severe surgical complications, especially in children. We present a 3-year-old Ethiopian immigrant brought to hospital directly from the airport because of signs of acute abdomen. It was found to be caused by volvulus and necrosis of a loop of bowel impacted with worms. The necrotic bowel loop was resected and a temporary ileostomy was formed; recovery was uneventful. This disease and its severe complications are rare in Israel and the western world. Awareness of its occurrence is important in view of the present world-wide large-scale immigration from developing countries.
Blumenfeld
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Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva.
Freud
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Grinbaum
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Zer
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male