title: Ascaris as a leading point for small-bowel intussusception in an adult: a rare cause of intussusception.
abstract: Adult intussusception represents 1% of patients with bowel obstructions and requires a surgical approach. Malignancy is associated with 31% of small bowel intussusception and 70% of large bowel intussusception. Intestinal intussusception caused by ascaris, however, is very uncommon. This report describes our experience of this rare cause of intussusception and its clinical findings.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34394, Turkey. drkaratepe@yahoo.com
authors: Oğuzhan
authors: O
authors: Karatepe
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Tükenmez
authors: Kemal
authors: K
authors: Hünerli
authors: Gamze
authors: G
authors: Citlak
authors: Artur
authors: A
authors: Salmaslioglu
authors: Muharrem
authors: M
authors: Battal
authors: Yeşim
authors: Y
authors: Erbil
mesh_terms: D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed