Ascaris as a leading point for small-bowel intussusception in an adult: a rare cause of intussusception.
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.
Karatepe
Oğuzhan
O
Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34394, Turkey. drkaratepe@yahoo.com
Tükenmez
Mustafa
M
Hünerli
Kemal
K
Citlak
Gamze
G
Salmaslioglu
Artur
A
Battal
Muharrem
M
Erbil
Yeşim
Y
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