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Ultrasonography of Intestinal Ascaris
Author(s) -
Peck R. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1990.18.9.741
Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , ascaris , ascariasis , medicine , ultrasonography , helminthiasis , helminths , population , biliary ducts , small intestine , pathology , immunology , surgery , environmental health
Ascariasis is an infection involving the large roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides . It is estimated that one‐quarter of the world's population is infected with ascaris. 1 Clinical manifestations may result from the migration of larvae through the lungs and from the presence of adult worms in the small intestine, biliary ducts, and pancreatic ducts. The adult worms may measure up to 45 em in length.