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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(10):693-696. Published online October 31, 1974.

A Case of acute intestinal obstruction with ascoris mass

Yong Choi Lee¹, Myung Sook Lee¹, Doo Un Eum¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College Seoul、Korea

Abstract

A Case of acute intestinal obstruction with ascaris mass in 2 years and 8 months old girl is presented, which was treated by surgical removal of the ascaris mass in Holy Family Hospital. There were 706 ascaris removed but abo^t 300 were remained in the intestine because of difficulty of removal. The remained ascaris were expelled through anus with oral administration of Piperzine 9 days after operation. Literature reviews were also made briefly.

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