title: Ascaris exit through the feeding jejunostomy tract: a rare case report.
abstract: A 65-year-old male was operated for esophageal carcinoma. Transhiatal esophagogastrectomy with jejunostomy feeding tube was done. Orals were started on the 12th postoperative day. The jejunostomy feeding tube was removed on the 20th postoperative day. Immediately after removal of the feeding tube, a 10-12 cm ascaris was seen emerging through the jejunostomy tract. Ascaris lumbricoides can cause a variety of complications like intestinal obstruction, perforation, biliary obstruction, pancreatitis, liver abscess, cholangiohepatitis, volvulus, and gangrene, etc. Although the above-mentioned complications have been frequently reported, ascaris exit through the feeding jejunostomy tract is very rare. This case is reported here to emphasize the importance of this complication of wandering ascariasis.
authors.affiliation: Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinager, Kashmir, India. latifs_dr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohd Lateef
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Ajaz Ahmad
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rather
authors.forename: Ifat
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Irshad
authors.forename: Zubair Ashraf
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Hakeem
authors.forename: Akram Hussain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bijli
authors.forename: Tahir Saleem
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Reyaz Ahmad
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000502:physiology*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity