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Ascarideal perforation of colon
Author(s) -
Lal Manmohan,
Kesri Vijay,
Yadav Chandan S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb104351.x
Subject(s) - perforation , medicine , surgery , general surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , punching
An unusual case of perforation of the colon by an ascarid is described, and the relative absence of ascarideal complications in the colon is explained on the basis of reports in the medical literature.