Enterobius vermicularis: A rare Cause of Appendicitis | Zendy

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Enterobius vermicularis: A rare Cause of Appendicitis

Author(s) -

Eleftherios Gialamas,

Theodossis S. Papavramidis,

Nikolaos Michalopoulos,

Georgia Karayannopoulou,

Angeliki Cheva,

Olga Vasilaki,

Ισαάκ Κεσίσογλου

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2012.09

Subject(s) - enterobius , appendicitis , appendix , medicine , pathological , abdominal pain , acute appendicitis , general surgery , infestation , surgery , helminths , biology , immunology , botany , paleontology

Although appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency surgery, parasites are rarely found associated with inflammation of the appendix. The aim of this study is to establish the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis in surgically removed appendices, as well as to determine its possible role in the pathogenesis of appendicitis.

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