Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis Caused by Enterobius Vermicularis.
- Author:
Yoon suk LEE
1
;
In kyu LEE
;
Seung teak OH
;
Jun gi KIM
;
Suk kyun JANG
;
Young ha KIM
;
Kyung Mee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Incheon, Korea. yslee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Enterobius vermicularis;
Acute appendicitis;
Laparoscopic appendectomy
- MeSH:
Appendectomy*;
Appendicitis*;
Diagnosis;
Enterobius*;
Humans;
Korea;
Pruritus
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2005;21(4):255-257
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infection occurs in 4~28% worldwide. Although the most common clinical manifestation is perianal pruritis, it may cause gastrointestinal manifestations, including acute appendicitis in about 0.2~41.8% of infections. Preoperative diagnosis of pinworms in patients with acute appendicitis is not routinely performed. We performed a laparoscopic appendectomy for an acute appendicitis caused by Enterobius vermicularis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis caused by Enterobius vermicularis in Korea.
