Taenia saginata: a rare cause of bowel obstruction.
Taenia saginata infection is caused by the bovine tapeworm and can be the cause of emergency surgical conditions. We report one case of small bowel obstruction leading to necrosis and another case of large bowel obstruction and volvulus due to an impacted tapeworm. The diagnosis of these rare circumstances is usually made intraoperatively.
Karanikas
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ID
1st Department of Surgery, 'Sismanoglio' General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Sakellaridis
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TE
Alexiou
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CP
Siaperas
P A
PA
Fotopoulos
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AC
Antsaklis
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GI
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000469:parasitology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis