Related Experiment Videos
Colonic perforation caused by taeniasis
M Demiriz1, O Günhan, B Celasun
1Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
Tropical and Geographical Medicine
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
In this report, a case of colonic perforation caused by Taenia saginata is presented. Preoperative ultrasonographic examination showed a 'pseudokidney sign' suggestive of colonic carcinoma. Clinical and ultrasonographic appearance of this rare case and the possible perforation mechanism are discussed.