Surgical complications of round worm infestation

Authors

  • Ketan Vagholkar Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706
  • Amish Pawanarkar Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706
  • Suvarna Vagholkar Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706
  • Avinash Jawanjal Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706
  • Subashchandra Subudhi Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706
  • Parthsarthi Chauhan Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706
  • Purva Agrawal Department of Surgery, D. Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, 400706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20161460

Keywords:

Ascaris lumbricoides, Complications, Diagnosis, Management

Abstract

Round worm infestation is common in the tropical countries. Ascaris lumbricoides can cause a variety of complications in the abdomen ranging from colic to perforative peritonitis. As majority of abdominal complications require surgical intervention awareness of the complications is pivotal to the attending surgeon. The surgical complications of roundworm infestation are discussed in this article.

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Published

2017-01-02

How to Cite

Vagholkar, K., Pawanarkar, A., Vagholkar, S., Jawanjal, A., Subudhi, S., Chauhan, P., & Agrawal, P. (2017). Surgical complications of round worm infestation. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 4(6), 1838–1840. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20161460

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 6 (2016): June 2016

Section

Review Articles