Ces radiol. 2014, 68(1):45-48

Intermittent small-bowell intususception as a complication of ascariasis in child - case reportCase report

Jan Baxa, Jana Cibulková, Renata Vondráková, Boris Kreuzberg, Jiří Ferda
Klinika zobrazovacích metod LF UK a FN, Plzeň

The authors present a case report of a 3-year-old girl, with proving presence of intestinal parasites (roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides) in the small intestine complicated brains of intermittent intussusception. Ultrasound and CT were major diagnostic tools in this case.

Keywords: ultrasound and CT, roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides

Accepted: March 5, 2014; Published: March 1, 2014  Show citation

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Baxa J, Cibulková J, Vondráková R, Kreuzberg B, Ferda J. Intermittent small-bowell intususception as a complication of ascariasis in child - case report. Ces radiol. 2014;68(1):45-48.
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