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

Abstract

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
• round-worm
• Ascaris lumbricoides