Intestinal obstruction from ascariasis is a rare but fatal surgical emergency in endemic areas, such as Ethiopia. Reports of ascariais causing complete bowel obstruction in adults are rare while having a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Here we present a case of a 35 years old female patient who presented with complete small bowel obstruction caused by >250 ascariasis worm.
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