An unusual complication of a usually 'innocent' parasitic worm

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-178

  Kouklakis, G ^a   Mpoumponaris, A ^a   Moschos, J ^a,c   Koulaouzidis, A ^b   Bhat, S ^a   Efremidou, E ^a   Lyratzopoulos, N ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; ENTEROBIASIS; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOSIS; TENESMUS; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 34347215484     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102894     Document Type: Article

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