A Case of Intra-abdominal Heterotopic Paragonimiasis Combined with Rectal Cancer.
10.3393/jksc.2010.26.2.157
- Author:
Soo Hong KIM
1
;
Hyung Jin KIM
;
Jae Im LEE
;
Bong Hyeon KYE
;
Soon Nam OH
;
Chan Kwon JUNG
;
Won Kyung KANG
;
Jun Gi KIM
;
Seong Taek OH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. stoh@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heterotopic paragonimiasis;
Paragonimus westermani
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity;
Abdominal Pain;
Eating;
Fresh Water;
Humans;
Lung;
Male;
Mesentery;
Ovum;
Paragonimiasis;
Paragonimus;
Paragonimus westermani;
Rectal Neoplasms;
Seeds;
Trematoda
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2010;26(2):157-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paragonimus westermani is a lung fluke that is usually found in the lungs, but may be found in unusual locations. A case of omental and mesenteric paragonimiasis was found incidentally during surgical intervention for rectal cancer. A 59-yr-old male patient visited our hospital for low abdominal pain and decreasing stool caliber. He had a history of ingestion of raw freshwater fish and crab. He was diagnosed as having rectal cancer, and a palliative Hartmann's procedure was performed. During the operation, several seeding nodules were found. Microscopic findings showed numerous paragonimus ova in the resected omental and mesentery. We report a case of heterotopic paragonimiasis in the abdominal cavity after rectal cancer surgery.
