title: [Ascaris lumbricoides in the nasogastric tube after operation on a patient with the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia: case report].
abstract: Ascaris lumbricoides is a comman intestinal helminths in humans. It is a parasite which commonly affects society with a low socioeconomic status, especially in tropical and rural areas. Ascaris lumbricoides infestation can lead to serious complications because of the mobility of the worms. The parasite can cause a variety of complications like intestinal obstruction, perforation, biliary obstruction, pancreatitis, peritonitis, liver abscess, cholangiohepatitis, volvulus, and gangrene, etc. A 59-year-old female patient hospitalized with the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia was operated on for jejunal resection. On the 6th postoperative day, a worm was noticed emerging through the nasogastric tube. Ascaris lumbricoides was determined as a result of the examination microbiology laboratory. The patient was treated successfully with one dose of albendazole 200 mg 1x2. Our case describes a clinical situation of ascariasis observed after jejunal resection and emphasizes the importance of remaining aware of this rare complication of ascariasis.
authors.affiliation: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Rize, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Ayşegül Çopur
authors.initials: AÇ
authors.lastname: Çiçek
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gündoğdu
authors.forename: Sahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Direkel
authors.forename: Çinar
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Öztürk
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D065666:Mesenteric Ischemia; D008875:Middle Aged; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole