title: Postoperative Wound Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga carnaria.
abstract: Myiasis is a parasitic infection caused by dipteran larvae settling in living tissue and organs. Infestation is generally found in tropical and rural areas, where interaction with animals is common. It is diagnosed based on the evidence of the existence of dipteran larvae in tissues and organs. When planning the treatment, identifying the type of larvae is as important as identifying the infected organ or system. In this case report, we present the case of a female who had a biliary tract injury caused by laparoscopic cholecystectomy and who developed a postoperative enterocutaneous fistula and myiasis caused by third-stage Sarcophaga sp. larvae at the incision area.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. sefaergn@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sefa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ergün
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akıncı
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sirekbasan
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocael
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D058493:Sarcophagidae / Q000145:classification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology