Cao YH, Ma YM, Qiu F, Zhang XQ. Rare cause of appendicitis: Mechanical obstruction due to Fasciolopsis buski infestation. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(10): 3146-3149 [PMID: 25780318 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3146]
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Xiao-Qi Zhang, Professor, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Naijing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China. zhangxiaoqinj@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2015; 21(10): 3146-3149 Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3146
Rare cause of appendicitis: Mechanical obstruction due to Fasciolopsis buski infestation
You-Hong Cao, Yi-Min Ma, Feng Qiu, Xiao-Qi Zhang
You-Hong Cao, Yi-Min Ma, Feng Qiu, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Gaochun People’s Hospital, Nanjing 211300, Jiangsu Province, China
Xiao-Qi Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Cao YH, Ma YM contributed to the design of the study and discussion; Qiu F presented the clinical features; Cao YH and Zhang XQ wrote the paper.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Xiao-Qi Zhang, Professor, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Naijing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China. zhangxiaoqinj@163.com
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Received: July 31, 2014 Peer-review started: August 4, 2014 First decision: August 27, 2014 Revised: September 23, 2014 Accepted: November 18, 2014 Article in press: November 19, 2014 Published online: March 14, 2015
Abstract
This study aimed to improve the understanding of the clinical characteristics of patients with fasciolopsiasis and thus reduce misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of two patients with fasciolopsiasis which caused appendicitis. Fasciolopsis buski infestation as a cause of appendicitis is very rarely seen in the clinic. The clinical characteristics, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and the principles of treatment in these two patients were analyzed.
Core tip: The incidence of Fasciolopsis buski infestation is low in modern society, and Fasciolopsis buski infestation as a cause of acute appendicitis is even rare. We describe two patients with appendicitis caused by Fasciolopsis buski infestation and summarize the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
