. 2018; 28(1): 69-71 | DOI: 10.5222/terh.2018.069 | ||||
Nadir Bir Akut Appendisit Nedeni: Enterobius Vermicularis EnfestasyonuBengi Balci1, Mehmet Üstün1, Özhan Çetindağ1, Tuğba Karadeniz2, Mustafa Emiroğlu1, Cengiz Aydın11Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İzmir Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İzmir, Türkiye2Patoloji Kliniği, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İzmir Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İzmir, Türkiye Akut appendisit, appendiks lümeninin tıkanması sonucu gelişmektedir. Fekal impaksiyon ve lenfoid hiperplazi lüminal obstrüksiyonun en sık görülen nedenleri olsa da; parazitik enfeksiyonlar da lüminal obstrüksiyona yol açarak akut appendisite yol açabilmektedir. A Rare Cause of Acute Appendicitis: Infestation of Enterobius VermicularisBengi Balci1, Mehmet Üstün1, Özhan Çetindağ1, Tuğba Karadeniz2, Mustafa Emiroğlu1, Cengiz Aydın11¹Department of General Surgery, İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey2²Department of Pathology, İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey Acute appendicitis is the result of luminal obstruction of appendix. Although fecal impaction and lymphoid hyperplasia are the most common causes of the luminal obstruction, parasitic infections can also be the reason of luminal obstruction and can cause acute appendicitis. 35 year-old female patient applied with the complaints of abdominal pain and nausea, hospitalized with the presumptive diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Explorative laparatomy was performed. Operative findings were consistent with acute appendicitis and appendectomy was perfomed. The patient's postoperative course was unremarkable and discharged on postoperative 2nd day. The pathology was reported as acute appendicitis caused by infestation of Enterobius vermicularis. Herein, a case report of acute appendicitis caused by enterobius vermicularis is presented. Keywords: Acute Appendicitis, Enterobius Vermicularis, parasitic infectionsBengi Balci, Mehmet Üstün, Özhan Çetindağ, Tuğba Karadeniz, Mustafa Emiroğlu, Cengiz Aydın. A Rare Cause of Acute Appendicitis: Infestation of Enterobius Vermicularis. . 2018; 28(1): 69-71 Sorumlu Yazar: Bengi Balci, Türkiye |
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