Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Isolated Jejunal Ascaris Lumbricoides
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Aziz Sümer 1 * , Güven Tekbaş 2
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1 Kaş State Hospital General Surgery Clinic. Antalya, Türkiye2 Dicle University, Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Diyarbakır, Türkiye* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic diseases on earth. Abdominal ultrasonography is usually used for the diagnosis of biliary ascariasis in spite of diagnosis of this infestation is not easy. Two ultrasonographic image of jejunal ascariasis is added to depict clinical situation.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 7, Issue 4, October 2010, 436-439

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82902

Publication date: 12 Oct 2010

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