Sonographic diagnosis of ascariasis causing small bowel obstruction

Aydin R., Bekci T., Ceyhan Bilgici M. N., Polat A. V.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.42, no.4, pp.227-229, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.22100
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.227-229
  • Keywords: bowel, ascariasis, sonography, GI tract
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Acute right lower quadrant pain is a common, but nonspecific presenting symptom of a wide variety of diseases in children. Sonography (US) can play a significant role in the accurate and early diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain. In this article, we report a case of small bowel obstruction due to intestinal ascariasis diagnosed at bedside US and confirmed by MRI and describe a new US sign of intestinal ascariasis. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42:227-229, 2014