Asymptomatic intraperitoneal ascariasis: Importance of diagnostic laparoscopy

Migration of Ascaris from intestine into peritoneal cavity is rare and usually presents as acute abdomen. We report a case of 41-year-old male who was admitted for laparoscopic mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse. During the initial laparoscopy, purulent fluid was seen in pelvis. A complete diagnosti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anand, Santhosh, Sharma, Aditya P, Aggarwal, Sandeep, Nath, Devajit, Mathur, Sandeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25013334
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.134881
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Sumario:Migration of Ascaris from intestine into peritoneal cavity is rare and usually presents as acute abdomen. We report a case of 41-year-old male who was admitted for laparoscopic mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse. During the initial laparoscopy, purulent fluid was seen in pelvis. A complete diagnostic laparoscopy was done. An omental nodule was found, which was excised and extracted in a bag. On histopathology, the omental nodule revealed gravid Ascaris lumbricoides.

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