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Ascariasis causing small bowel obstruction in an adult female: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Ascariasis is a helminthic infection of humans caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Intestinal obstruction from ascariasis can result in a rare but severe and often fatal surgical emergency of intestinal perforation and peritonitis in endemic areas. There have been reports of...

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Autores principales: Birhanu, Anteneh Messele, Mohammed, Suleman Hassen, Gossaye, Bizuayehu Tassew, Kebede, Molla Asnake
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10362153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37437322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108486