background:   understanding the etiology of appendicitis is important for developing effective treatments the rela­tionship between parasitic appendicitis and various socio-cultural factors were examined, particu­larly with respect to the incidence of literacy. the aim of the article was to research the relations between para­sitic appendicitis and literacy ratio in population. methods : cases ...

BACKGROUND Understanding the etiology of appendicitis is important for developing effective treatments the relationship between parasitic appendicitis and various socio-cultural factors were examined, particularly with respect to the incidence of literacy. The aim of the article was to research the relations between parasitic appendicitis and literacy ratio in population. METHODS Cases of par...

AIM The role of parasitic infestation in the cause of acute appendicitis has been long time discussed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of parasitic infestation in the etiology of acute appendicitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study includes 5.100 patients undergoing surgical therapy for acute appendicitis between 1996 and 2005. Patients were divided into two groups ...

Sir, The recent report on ‘Acute appendicitis and Schistosomiasis’ is very interesting.1 Figueiredo et al noted for ‘possibility of finding more patients with concurrent appendicitis and schistosomiasis’.1 In fact, the parasitic acute appendicitis is not an uncommon problem in the tropical world. According to the recent report by Jada et al, it was reported that ‘among 100 specimens, 48 faecoli...

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...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis is the most frequently observed disease requiring emergency surgery. The role of parasites in its pathogenesis has long been discussed. The signs of the parasitic infestations can mimic the signs of acute appendicitis. Therefore, it can cause a negative laparotomy. AIM To evaluate the parasitic infestations of the appendix vermiformis whether increas the rate o...

OBJECTIVE The relationship between parasites and pediatric appendicitis is a highly debatable issue. This study aims to investigate the role of parasitic infestation in the etiology of acute pediatric appendicitis. METHODS A retrospective study including 1600 pediatric and adolescent patients who had undergone surgical therapy for a diagnosis of acute appendicitis over a period of ten years f...

The etiologic factors and the incidence of appendicitis differ from country to country.(Francis et al, 1992; Jones et al, 1985) In this chapter, we discuss parasitic appendicitis. Enterobious vermicularis and Tenia sp are frequently found in the appendectomy specimens in Izmir, Turkey. Other parasites include: Trichuris trichiura, Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma mansoni, Ascaris lumbricoid...