Small bowel obstruction secondary to Ascaris lumbricoides in the setting of prior exploratory laparotomy

We present the case of a young man with a prior history of exploratory laparotomy for trauma, who had recently immigrated from the Philippines, where ascariasis is endemic, to the Central Valley of California in the United States. He presented with a small bowel obstruction, and at laparotomy was noted to have both a proximal Ascaris bezoar as well as a distal anastomotic stricture.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports - Category: Surgery Source Type: research