A intestinal anisakiasis with a ileus

Albendazole for the treatment of anisakiasis ileus.

Patient Sex, age Symptoms No. of days from ingestion of fish to onset of symptoms No. of h from onset of symptoms to the start of therapy Albendazole therapy, no. of days (total no. of tablets) No. of h from the start of therapy to clinical and radiological resolution Results of the skin prick test for A. simplex Leukocyte count, cells/mL (% eosinophils) Level of specific IgE against A. simplex...

Intestinal anisakiasis in Italy: a case treated by emergency surgery.

Anisakiasis is a fish-borne zoonotic disease. A case of intestinal anisakiasis in a woman who had consumed raw marinated anchovies was reported. The intestinal localization resulted in occlusive acute abdomen which required an emergency surgical treatment. The histological examination of the eosinophilic granuloma removed from the resected colon revealed the presence of larval nematodes of the ...

Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus

Sigmoid and caecal volvulus: Describes rotation of the gut on its mesenteric axis. The sigmoid colon is the most common site of volvulus and accounts for 5% of large bowel obstruction. It is usually seen in the elderly or those with psychiatric illness. It is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in Africa and Asia, where the incidence is 10 times higher than in Europe or North Americ...

Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus

A Child with Intestinal Basidiobolomycosis

Fungal infections of the gastrointestinal tract are not common in children, especially in immunocompetent ones. In this case report we describe a child who was presented with abdominal pain and mass, bloody diarrhea and fever. He was treated for amebiasis, but due to treatment failure and deterioration of his condition, he underwent a laparatomy. Histologic examination of the excised bowel in ...