title: Roundworm in a chest drain.
abstract: A 19 year old man who suffered a stab injury in the epigastric region and had a chest drain was referred to our accident and emergency department. A chest x-ray showed left sided opacities with fundic gas in the region of the left hemithorax.A roundworm was seen in the chest tube. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a diaphragmatic tear with a laceration of the anterior wall of the stomach from which multiple roundworms were coming out and had entered the pleural cavity and then the chest drain. The tears were repaired and abdomen closed. The patient is doing well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Saurav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakravartty
authors.forename: Krishnendu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maiti