Preliminary study of X ray image of round worm knot on an unprepared abdomen radiography for diagnose of intestinal obstruction due to round worm
- Author:
Bui Thanh Hai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intestinal obstruction
- MeSH:
X-rays;
Diagnosis;
Helminths;
Intestinal Obstruction
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;484(8):32-34
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
387 cases of intestinal obstruction due to round worm were treated from January 1st 1996 to September 30th 1997 at Thai Binh General Hospital. The incidence of this condition was 9.5% in adults and 63.3% in children. In adults 35% were treated surgically, in children 9.1%. Most of children with round worm intestinal obstruction did not undergone operation. Intestinal therapy gave success in 90.9%. In this condition, round worm knot image was displayed in 43.7% and this was an objective sign of high value to define the causes from round worm knot, especially in adults, when in clinics, the sign of round worm infection was not touched.
