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Intestinal obstruction in a child with massive ascariasis and associated acute appendicitis: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Ascaris lumbricoides is a parasitic roundworm that spread through feces-oral routes and is endemic in many nations with poor sanitation. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a 6-year-old boy who arrived in the emergency room with abdominal pain, constipation, and vomi...

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Autores principales: Elmi, Abdinasir Mohamed, Çelik, Cihan, Alı Jama, Shuayb Moallım, Dirie, Abdikadir Mohamed, Gedi ibrahim, Ismail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9206903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35734691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103808