Enterobius vermicularis: a cause of acute appendicitis in children

Am Surg. 2012 Dec;78(12):E523-4.

Authors

Alexandra C Maki¹, Barb Combs, Beth McClure, Pamela Slack, Paul Matheson, Chad Wiesenauer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

PMID: 23265108

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age Factors
Animals
Appendectomy / methods*
Appendectomy / statistics & numerical data
Appendicitis / etiology*
Appendicitis / physiopathology
Appendicitis / surgery*
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Treatment
Enterobiasis / complications*
Enterobiasis / diagnosis
Enterobius / isolation & purification*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Kentucky
Male
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome