Preoperative sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides

Acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides is an uncommon variant of a common disease. We describe a case in which sonography was used for preoperative diagnosis of ascaris appendicitis. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 27:96–97, 1999.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical ultrasound 1999-02, Vol.27 (2), p.96-97
Hauptverfasser:	Misra, Sri Prakash, Dwivedi, Manisha, Misra, Vatsala, Singh, Premala Anthony, Agarwal, Vinay K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals appendicitis Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging Appendicitis - parasitology Ascariasis - diagnostic imaging Ascaris lumbricoides Biological and medical sciences Digestive system. Abdomen Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) laparotomy Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Ultrasonic investigative techniques Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides is an uncommon variant of a common disease. We describe a case in which sonography was used for preoperative diagnosis of ascaris appendicitis. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 27:96–97, 1999.
ISSN:	0091-2751 1097-0096
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199902)27:2<96::AID-JCU10>3.0.CO;2-A