| Literature DB >> 27795803 |
Cheikh Diouf1, Ahmed Kane2, Ndeye Aby Ndoye3, Oumar Ndour4, Aimé Lakh Faye-Fall4, Mbaye Fall5, Désiré Munyali Alumeti4, Gabriel Ngom4.
Abstract
We report an exceptional case of a 7 year-old patient with necrotic small bowel volvulus due to adult ascaris lumbricoides. At the admission, the child had intestinal obstruction evolving since two days with alteration of general state. Abdominal radiography without preparation showed small bowel air-fluid levels and tiger-stripe appearance evoking the diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction associated with abdominal mass. After resuscitation, the surgical treatment consisted of laparotomy which showed necrotic volvulus of the terminal ileum containing adult ascaris lumbricoides. The patient underwent small bowel resection, approximately one meter of affected section was removed and then an ileostomy was performed. The evolution was favorable. The patient underwent ileorectal anastomosis four weeks later. After a 2 year follow-up period the child had no symptoms.Entities:
Keywords: Ascaris lumbricoides; child; intestinal obstruction; resection; volvulus
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27795803 PMCID: PMC5072876 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.208.8963
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Radiographie de l’abdomen sans préparation: niveaux hydroaériques de type grêlique et un aspect tigré
Figure 2Volvulus de la dernière anse iléale avec nécrose intestinale vue per opératoire
Figure 3Résection de grêle emportant le segment nécrosé contenant des ascaris adultes