Etymologia: Taenia saginata

Etymologia: Taenia saginata

Oral expulsion of Taenia saginata.

We report a 25-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, and had an epigastric lump on examination. At laparotomy she was diagnosed to have acute segmental jejunitis. Three days postoperative, she vomited a 2-meter-long tapeworm (Taenia saginata), a rare route of expulsion.

Asian Taenia saginata: species or strain?

Asian Taenia has a special epidemiological pattern. Many people eat raw and/or undercooked pork and pig viscera more often than that of cattle and acquire a T. saginata-like tapeworm infection. The pig has been found to be the most favorable laboratory intermediate host for four geographical strains of Asian Taenia. Numerous pinpoint cysticerci have been found in naturally infected livers of on...

Colonic anastomosis leakage related to taenia saginata infestation

Helminth and protozoa infections remain an important public health problem in tropical and underdeveloped countries. The adult stage of Taenia saginata is one of the most common pathogenic cestode in humans. This tapeworm is transmitted by raw beef consumption. Infected individuals may remain asymptomatic for years, and the only symptom may be the spontaneous passage of proglottids. However, no...

Taenia saginata: an unusual cause of post-appendectomy faecal fistula

Post-appendectomy faecal fistula is a rare surgical complication, associated with significant morbidity. Taenia saginata infestation is one of the most common cestode infestation in the gastrointestinal tract. It makes many complications as obstruction, perforation, anastomotic leakage or appendicular stump dehiscence. The objective of our study is to report a very rare case of post appendectom...