Parasitic Infections of the Appendix as a Cause of Appendectomy in Adult Patients

Hakan Yabanoğlu; Hüseyin Özgür Aytaç; Emin Türk; Erdal Karagülle; Kenan Çalışkan; Sedat Bellı; Fazi̇let Kayaselçuk; Mehmet Akin Tarim

doi:10.5152/tpd.2014.3217

March 24, 2014Turkish Journal of ParasitologyOpen Access

Parasitic Infections of the Appendix as a Cause of Appendectomy in Adult Patients

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To emphasize the clinical necessity of differentiating parasitic infections from acute appendicitis to prevent unnecessary surgical interventions.
Assessed adult appendectomy indications and parasitic etiologies that present as acute appendicitis.
Differential identification of parasitic infections reduces the rate of negative laparotomy procedures.
Accurate preoperative diagnosis prevents unnecessary surgical morbidity and mortality associated with nonessential abdominal surgery.

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Clinical report highlights parasitic etiology mimicking acute appendicitis in adults, indicating that accurate diagnosis prevents negative laparotomy.

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Differential diagnosis of parasitic infections in etiology of acute appendicitis should be made properly. It must be remembered that this attention can save patients from a negative laparotomy and morbidity and mortality of it.

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