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Cirujano general
versión impresa ISSN 1405-0099
Resumen
RIVAS MENDEZ, Dany F; PALMISANO M, Ezequiel M; GONZALEZ CONTRERAS, Quintín y OLIVA CATALAN, Giovanni. Abdominal angiostrongylosis. Cir. gen [online]. 2015, vol.37, n.3-4, pp.105-108. Epub 26-Mar-2020. ISSN 1405-0099.
Abdominal angiostrongylosis is an endemic pathology of many tropical countries caused by the Angiostrongylus costaricensis nematode; its clinical complaints can frecuently mimic other disorders, such as appendicitis and acute abdomen; surgical findings can mimic tumoral disease.
Material and methods:
A male patient with presence of a mass in cecum and ileon. Review of his clinical record and pathological report. After resection of the ileocecal mass, the piece was sent to pathology, and it was the found be abdominal angiostrongylosis.
Conclusion:
Abdominal angiostrongylosis is a common abdominal disease; therefore, its diagnosis should be considered in patients who live in, or visit, endemic areas for this nematode.
Palabras llave : Nematode; angiostrongylosis; acute abdomen.
