title: Ascaris Lumbricoides infestation and intestinal MZBCL: a surgical and radiological perspective.
abstract: Ascaris Lumbricoides is the most common worm found in human beings and it is the largest of the intestinal nematodes parasitizing humanity. The most common complication of Ascariasis is mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a large number of worms. Bowel obstruction can also be caused by various toxins released by the worms. A large worm bolus can also cause volvulus or intussusception. We report a case of Intestinal Obstruction due to an Ileal MZBCL in an Ascaris. Lumbricoides infestation setting.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Division of Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Policlinico Umberto I, University Sapienza of Rome, Italy. marco.assenza@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Assenza
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casciani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valesini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Centonze
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartolucci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciccarone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualdi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Modini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography