• BMJ case reports · Jan 2012

    Case Reports

    'Wormy'form appendix.

    • Abraham Vincent Samuel Jesudoss, Meryem Kaya, Rosanna Lombardo, and Ashish Rohatgi.
    • General Surgery Department, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK. abepfdr@gmail.com
    • BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Jan 3; 2012.

    AbstractAppendicitis and helminth infections are both common conditions in children. However, helminths (pinworms) infestation causing appendiceal luminal obstruction and presenting as appendicitis is uncommon.

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