The Frequency of Enterobius Vermicularis Infections in Patients Diagnosed With Acute Appendicitis in Pakistan.

Coincidence of acute amoebic appendicitis and enterobius vermicularis infestation.

Parasitic infestation in appendicitis. A retrospective analysis of 660 patients and brief literature review

OBJECTIVES To investigate the incidence of parasitic infestations and inflammation accompanying parasitosis in a series of appendectomy cases.  Methods: Six-hundred-sixty  patients who had undergone appendectomy in Bingöl State Hospital, Bingol, Turkey with the preliminary diagnosis of appendicitis between January 2012 and February 2015 were included in this retrospective study. They were retro...

A survey on Enterobius vermicularis infection in appendices removed by surgery inNecoii hospital of Qom, Iran

Abstract Background and objectives: some parasites especially Enterobius vermicularis and helminthes are the leading factor causing appendicitis. We did this study to determine the prevalence of infection with Enterobius vermicularis among excised appendices in Necoii hospital of Qom, Iran (2005-2006). Material and Methods: In this Cross-sectional Retrospective study, we referred to pathology d...

Parasitic infections of the appendix as a cause of appendectomy in adult patients.

OBJECTIVE Assessment of frequency and clinical findings of parasitic infections for etiology of acute appendicitis. METHODS Data of 1452 patients who were carried out appendectomy between January 1999 and December 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. Appendectomy was performed in 1159 of the patients with a pre diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Demographics, physical findings, radiologic and la...

Incidental parasitic infestations in surgically removed appendices: a retrospective analysis

BACKGROUND Appendiceal parasites can cause symptoms of appendiceal pain, independent of microscopic evidence of acute inflammation. The diagnosis of a parasitic infestation is generally achieved only after the pathologic examination of the resected appendices. PATIENTS/METHODS Pathology department records were reviewed for all patients who required an operation for symptoms of acute appendici...