A unique cause of chronic abdominal pain

The images presented here demonstrated how we arrived at the diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in a 54‐year‐old man with chronic abdominal pain by capsule endoscopy (CE). In this case, computed tomography (CT) images were not representative, and further investigation with CE was required t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kawakami, Yujiro, Akita, Kotaro, Suzuki, Kazuya, Nakase, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2020
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7731804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33319064
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12419
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Sumario:The images presented here demonstrated how we arrived at the diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in a 54‐year‐old man with chronic abdominal pain by capsule endoscopy (CE). In this case, computed tomography (CT) images were not representative, and further investigation with CE was required to confirm the diagnosis. The combination of CT and CE was useful for diagnosing Ascaris lumbricoides infection in this patient.[Image: see text]

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