title: [Intestinal obstruction caused by Ascaris].
abstract: A worm-conglomerate in cases of ascariasis may cause an intestinal obstruction. The worms can be demonstrated as irregular oblong shadows or nodular thickenings. Level formation in the intestine must not be found because of filling intestinal loops with worms.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Intestinale Obstruktion durch Ascaris.