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Case Report

Intestinal Intussusception in An Adult Caused by Helminthic Parasitosis

by
Irene Pecorella
1,*,
Tom R. Okello
2,
Gaia Ciardi
1,
David M. Ogwang
2 and
Cyprian Opira
3
1
Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomic Pathology Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2
Department of Surgery, Gulu University Medical School, St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Gulu, Uganda
3
Department of Radiology, Gulu University Medical School, St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Gulu, Uganda
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Gastroenterol. Insights 2016, 7(1), 6469; https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6469
Submission received: 18 March 2016 / Revised: 7 May 2016 / Accepted: 11 May 2016 / Published: 19 August 2016

Abstract

Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon acute condition in adults and is most commonly caused by an intestinal tumor mass. Helminthic parasitosis is a widespread infection in Africa, and the load of worms is often high in individuals living in areas with inadequate sanitation. We report a case of intestinal obstruction caused by Ascaris lumbricoides infection, which was complicated by ileo-caecal intussusception and required surgical treatment in a 40-year-old Ugandan woman. This case reinforces the importance of anthelminthic prophylaxis in African rural areas.
Keywords: Ascaris lumbricoides; roundworm; intestinal nematode; ileo-colic intussusception Ascaris lumbricoides; roundworm; intestinal nematode; ileo-colic intussusception

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Pecorella, I.; Okello, T.R.; Ciardi, G.; Ogwang, D.M.; Opira, C. Intestinal Intussusception in An Adult Caused by Helminthic Parasitosis. Gastroenterol. Insights 2016, 7, 6469. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6469

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Pecorella I, Okello TR, Ciardi G, Ogwang DM, Opira C. Intestinal Intussusception in An Adult Caused by Helminthic Parasitosis. Gastroenterology Insights. 2016; 7(1):6469. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6469

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Pecorella, Irene, Tom R. Okello, Gaia Ciardi, David M. Ogwang, and Cyprian Opira. 2016. "Intestinal Intussusception in An Adult Caused by Helminthic Parasitosis" Gastroenterology Insights 7, no. 1: 6469. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6469

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Pecorella, I., Okello, T. R., Ciardi, G., Ogwang, D. M., & Opira, C. (2016). Intestinal Intussusception in An Adult Caused by Helminthic Parasitosis. Gastroenterology Insights, 7(1), 6469. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6469

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