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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun 6;107(1):130-131.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1245. Print 2022 Jul 13.

Case Report: Laparoscopic Management of Acute Appendicitis Resulting from Ascaris lumbricoides

Catalina Castañeda  1 , Diego Valbuena  1 , William Salamanca  1 , David Acevedo  2 , Mauricio Pedraza  3
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Case Report: Laparoscopic Management of Acute Appendicitis Resulting from Ascaris lumbricoides

Catalina Castañeda et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .

Abstract

Appendicitis is one of the most common conditions that leads to an acute abdomen. Surgical management is the gold standard for therapy. The main cause of appendicitis is an obstruction in the appendicular lumen. Intestinal ascariasis infection is undoubtedly one of the least frequent. We present a female patient with acute appendicitis resulting from Ascaris lumbricoides as an incidental intraoperative diagnosis.

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