CASE REPORT
Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Isolated
Jejunal Ascaris Lumbricoides
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Kaş State Hospital General Surgery Clinic. Antalya, Türkiye
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Dicle University, Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
Publication date: 2010-10-12
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Aziz Sümer
Kaş State Hospital General Surgery Clinic
7580, Antalya, Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2010;7(4):436-439
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ABSTRACT
Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic diseases on earth. Abdominal ultrasonography is usually used for the diagnosis of biliary ascariasis in spite of diagnosis of this infestation is not easy. Two ultrasonographic image of jejunal ascariasis is added to depict clinical situation.