Unusual intestinal sequelae after operations for Ascaris lumbricoides infestation

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 85-87

  Steinberg, R ^a   Davies, J ^a   Millar, A J W ^a   Brown, R A ^a   Rode, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides; Bowel obstruction; Children; Protein losing enteropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEITIS; ILEOSTOMY; INFECTION; INFESTATION; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; VOMITING;

EID: 0038178875     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0880-6     Document Type: Article

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