Overlooking the abdominal X-ray --the peril of ascariasis.
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A young child presented with intermittent bowel obstruction. The abdominal X-ray was not closely examined, and a contrast study was performed that demonstrated multiple tubular filling defects indicative of worms. The patient was treated accordingly. Reviewing the abdominal X-ray demonstrated numerous serpigenous, tubular, soft-tissue densities in gas-filled bowel loops.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie
دوره 50 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012