Meckel's diverticulitis due to Taenia saginata: case report

A Rare Case of Intestinal Obstruction due to Taenia Saginata

Intestinal obstruction may be duo to various mechanical or functional reasons. Worms, especially Ascaris worms are one of the mechanical reasons of intestinal obstruction. Obstruction due to Taenia saginata is a rare phenomenon. Here we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to Taenia saginata infection in a 30 year-old male patient undergoing laparatomy with the diagnosis of intestinal ob...

Intestinal perforation and peritonitis due to Taenia saginata: A case report from Iran

Taenia saginata (T. saginata) is one of the most common cestode in human. We report a case of intestinal perforation caused due to T. saginata infection. The patient, 54-year-old female, had intermittent abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting on referral. Intestinal obstruction and perforation leading to necrosis, and volvulus due to an impacted tapeworm was observed. Histopathological examinati...

Etymologia: Taenia saginata

Oral expulsion of Taenia saginata.

We report a 25-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, and had an epigastric lump on examination. At laparotomy she was diagnosed to have acute segmental jejunitis. Three days postoperative, she vomited a 2-meter-long tapeworm (Taenia saginata), a rare route of expulsion.

Colonic anastomosis leakage related to taenia saginata infestation

Helminth and protozoa infections remain an important public health problem in tropical and underdeveloped countries. The adult stage of Taenia saginata is one of the most common pathogenic cestode in humans. This tapeworm is transmitted by raw beef consumption. Infected individuals may remain asymptomatic for years, and the only symptom may be the spontaneous passage of proglottids. However, no...