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Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation
Gastrointestinal (GI) infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides is common in the tropical countries, particularly in children. A wide range of clinical presentations are reported for GI ascariasis in both adults and children. We report a case of gastric perforation due to Ascaris, a rare presentation.
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24968395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjs008 |
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author | Gupta, Shahana Kumar, Sanjeev Satapathy, Ayusman Ray, Udipta Chatterjee, Souvik Choudhury, Tamal Kanti |
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description | Gastrointestinal (GI) infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides is common in the tropical countries, particularly in children. A wide range of clinical presentations are reported for GI ascariasis in both adults and children. We report a case of gastric perforation due to Ascaris, a rare presentation. |
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spelling | pubmed-38537712013-12-06 Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation Gupta, Shahana Kumar, Sanjeev Satapathy, Ayusman Ray, Udipta Chatterjee, Souvik Choudhury, Tamal Kanti J Surg Case Rep Case Reports Gastrointestinal (GI) infestation with Ascaris lumbricoides is common in the tropical countries, particularly in children. A wide range of clinical presentations are reported for GI ascariasis in both adults and children. We report a case of gastric perforation due to Ascaris, a rare presentation. Oxford University Press 2012-11 2012-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3853771/ /pubmed/24968395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjs008 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2012. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits non-commercial reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Gupta, Shahana Kumar, Sanjeev Satapathy, Ayusman Ray, Udipta Chatterjee, Souvik Choudhury, Tamal Kanti Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
title | Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
title_full | Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
title_fullStr | Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
title_full_unstemmed | Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
title_short | Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
title_sort | ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24968395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjs008 |
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