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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2015; 21(9): 2862-2864
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2862
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2862
Perforation of small bowel caused by Schistosoma japonicum: A case report
Jin-Jian Xiang, Ben-Jing Cheng, Fu Tian, Mi Li, Xue-Feng Jiang, Xiao-Miao Hu, Bao-Lai Xiao, Jian-Ping Xie, Arpana Shrestha, Department of General Surgery, the First Hospital affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei Province, China
Hui-Chuan Zhao, Department of Pathology, the First Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Xiang JJ and Cheng BJ designed the report; Xiang JJ, Tian F, Li M and Jiang XF performed surgical operation; Hu XM, Xiao BL and Xie JP were attending doctors for the patient; Cheng BJ wrote paper; Zhao HC performed pathological examinations and imaging diagnosis; and Shrestha A polished the article.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the First Hospital affiliated to Yangtze University Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
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Correspondence to: Ben-Jing Cheng, Nurse-in-Charge, Department of General Surgery, the First Hospital affiliated to Yangtze University, No. 8, Hangkong Road, Shashi District, Jingzhou 434000, Hubei Province, China. 309802903@qq.com
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Received: September 22, 2014
Peer-review started: September 23, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 13, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: March 7, 2015
Peer-review started: September 23, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 13, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: March 7, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: There are rare cases of intestinal perforation caused by schistosomiasis. When patients living in an endemic area for schistosomiasis develop intestinal perforation, the condition may be caused by Schistosoma. We present a case report of a patient from Jingzhou, China with small bowel perforation with peritonitis secondary to infection with S. japonicum.