Megacolon due to Chronic Schistosomiasis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Although Schistosoma infection in humans commonly involves the intestines, megacolon is a rare finding. We report a 47-year-old patient who was found to have chronic megacolon. After failing conservative management, he underwent extended hemicolectomy with colorectal anastomosis. The colon pathology...

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Published inCase reports in surgery Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Altayeb, Thamer, Almeman, Sara, Alawfi, Homoud, Alzahrani, Amer R., al-Dorzi, Hasan M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2019
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Abdomen
Anastomosis
Case Report
Case reports
Chronic infection
Colon
Colonoscopy
Constipation
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal diseases
Health aspects
Infections
Inflammation
Inflammatory bowel disease
Intestine
Literature reviews
Nervous system
Pathology
Patients
Praziquantel
Schistosoma
Schistosomiasis
Serology
Spinal cord
Surgery
Tropical diseases
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
South America
China
Africa
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ISSN2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI10.1155/2019/4036823

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Summary:Although Schistosoma infection in humans commonly involves the intestines, megacolon is a rare finding. We report a 47-year-old patient who was found to have chronic megacolon. After failing conservative management, he underwent extended hemicolectomy with colorectal anastomosis. The colon pathology revealed chronic schistosomiasis and Schistosoma serology was positive.
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Academic Editor: Gregorio Santori
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2019/4036823