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Published on: March 12, 2019
Ascaris exit through the feeding jejunostomy tract: a rare case report
Mohd Lateef Wani1, Ajaz Ahmad Rather, Ifat Irshad
1Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinager, Kashmir, India. latifs_dr@yahoo.com
Abstract:
A 65-year-old male was operated for esophageal carcinoma. Transhiatal esophagogastrectomy with jejunostomy feeding tube was done. Orals were started on the 12th postoperative day. The jejunostomy feeding tube was removed on the 20th postoperative day. Immediately after removal of the feeding tube, a 10-12 cm ascaris was seen emerging through the jejunostomy tract. Ascaris lumbricoides can cause a variety of complications like intestinal obstruction, perforation, biliary obstruction, pancreatitis, liver abscess, cholangiohepatitis, volvulus, and gangrene, etc. Although the above-mentioned complications have been frequently reported, ascaris exit through the feeding jejunostomy tract is very rare. This case is reported here to emphasize the importance of this complication of wandering ascariasis.
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