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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Autores principales: Gupta, Shahana, Kumar, Sanjeev, Satapathy, Ayusman, Ray, Udipta, Chatterjee, Souvik, Choudhury, Tamal Kanti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Case Reports
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
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Ascaris lumbricoides: an unusual aetiology of gastric perforation
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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
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853771/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjs008
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