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- Title
Clinical appraisal of Ascaris lumbricoides, with special reference to surgical complications.
- Authors
Mukhopadhyay, B.; Saha, S.; Maiti, S.; Mitra, D.; Banerjee, T. J.; Jha, M.; Mukhopadhyay, M.; Samanta, N.; Das, S.
- Abstract
Over a period of 4 years (January 1993–De- cember 1997), 509 patients were treated for abdominal colic with or without intestinal obstruction and a history of passage of adult roundworms either in the stool or in vomitus. All patients were below the age of 10 years, the youngest 6 months old, and were treated successfully with antispasmodics and normal saline enemas. When the pain subsided, an anthelminthic drug was given. Of 209 patients admitted to the hospital, 105 responded to conservative management and 104 (50%) required surgical intervention. The procedures included squeezing out of worms, resection and anastomosis, and treatment of other pathologies like acute appendicitis, tubercular stricture of the small intenstine, etc. Five patients died in the postoperative period due to various complications. There were no deaths among those treated by conservative management. Early recognition of the condition can prevent serious surgical complications and morbidity.
- Subjects
ASCARIS lumbricoides; ABDOMINAL pain; APPENDICITIS; SURGICAL excision; PREVENTIVE medicine; MEDICINE
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2001, Vol 17, Issue 5/6, p403
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s003830000517