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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| 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 |