Ascaris Lumbricoides infestation and intestinal MZBCL: a surgical and radiological perspective.

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Address: Emergency Department of Division of Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Policlinico Umberto I, University Sapienza of Rome, Italy. marco.assenza@uniroma1.it
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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.

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