Intestinal obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides in a 10-year-old girl: A case report in South-West Nigeria

Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common intestinal helminth parasitizing human beings. Infestation with the worm is commonly seen in developing countries, however, with improvement in sanitary conditions, surgical sequelae is becoming quite rare. We present a case of a 10-year-old female who had int...

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Main Authors: O J Adepoju, A O Sado, T A Lawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2017;volume=26;issue=3;spage=294;epage=296;aulast=Adepoju;type=0