A rare case of gangrenous appendicitis by eggs of Taenia species

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-137

  Chakrabarti, Indranil ^a   Gangopadhyay, Mimi ^a   Bandopadhyay, Arghya ^a   Das, N K ^b  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Medica North Bengal Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

Gangrenous appendicitis; Pain abdomen; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893747915     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-012-0182-4     Document Type: Article

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