Presentation
Vomiting. Known sigmoid carcinoma.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ascaris lumbricoides - intestinal
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Tubular filling defect in loops of small bowl on the left.
From the case:
Ascaris lumbricoides - intestinal
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Tubular filling defect in loops of small bowl on the left (arrow).
From the case:
Ascaris lumbricoides - intestinal
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Pathological examination confirmed an Ascaris lumbricoides that was 25 cm long.
Case Discussion
Incidental finding compatible with a worm in a female patient with a sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma. There was a spontaneous emission of the worm while vomiting.