A Case of Partial Intestinal Obstruction due to Ascaris lumbricoides.
- Author:
Won Yong SHIN
1
;
Han Hyo LEE
;
Young Hye BYUN
;
Jeong Seon KIM
;
Eun Young LEE
;
Seong Hwan KIM
;
Moon Hee SONG
;
Yun Ju JO
;
Young Sook PARK
;
Dong Hoon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leehhdr@eulji.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ascaris lumbricoides;
Intestinal obstruction
- MeSH:
Aged;
Ampulla of Vater;
Ascariasis;
Ascaris lumbricoides*;
Ascaris*;
Child;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Helminths;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction*;
Korea;
Nausea;
Prevalence;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;32(3):221-225
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides) is the largest and most common human intestinal helminth in the world. However, the prevalence of ascariasis has, in recent years, been very low in Korea. The majority of patients infected with A. lumbricoides are asymptomatic. However, sometimes these infections may give rise to intestinal obstructions or pancreatobiliary disease, via retrograde migration through the ampulla of Vater. Intestinal obstruction associated with A. lumbricoides is a complication that is frequently observed in children living in endemic areas. However, no cases of A. lumbricoides-associated intestinal obstruction have been reported in Korea since 1967. In this report, we describe the case of a 78-year-old man, who presented with sustained nausea and postprandial vomiting, and was diagnosed with a partial intestinal obstruction due to A. lumbricoides after undergoing an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
