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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan 3:2012:bcr1020115019.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.10.2011.5019.

'Wormy'form appendix

Abraham Vincent Samuel Jesudoss  1 , Meryem Kaya, Rosanna Lombardo, Ashish Rohatgi
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Case Reports

'Wormy'form appendix

Abraham Vincent Samuel Jesudoss et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Appendicitis and helminth infections are both common conditions in children. However, helminths (pinworms) infestation causing appendiceal luminal obstruction and presenting as appendicitis is uncommon.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Laparoscopic intraoperative image demonstrates pinworms within the appendix lumen.
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