Esophageal space-occupying lesion caused by Ascaris lumbricoides

作     者：Ping-Ping Zheng Bing-Yuan Wang Fei Wang Ran Ao Ying Wang 

作者机构：Department of GastroenterologyFirst Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang 110001Liaoning ProvinceChina 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第18卷第13期

页      面：1552-1554页

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学科分类：090603[农学-临床兽医学] 09[农学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 

主　　题：Ascariasis Ascaris lumbricoides Esopha-gus Endoscope Radiograph 

摘      要：Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest intestinal nematode parasite of man,which can lead to various complications because of its *** the esophagus is not normal habitat of Ascaris,the report of esophageal ascariasis is *** old female presented with dysphagia after an intake of several red bean buns and haw *** barium meal examination revealed a spherical defect in the lower *** bezoar or esophageal carcinoma was considered at the *** patient fasted,and received fluid replacement treatment as well as some oral drugs such as proton pump inhibitor and sodium *** upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done to further confirm the diagnosis and found a live Ascaris lumbricoides in the gastric antrum and two in the duodenal *** conclusive diagnosis was *** esophageal space-occupying lesion might be the entangled worm *** treatment with mebendazole improved patient s clinical manifestations along with normalization of the radiological findings during a 2-wk *** report herein this rare case of Ascaris lumbricoides in the esophagus,emphasizing the importance of awareness of this parasitic infection as it often presents with different and unspecific symptoms.