ABNORMAL PARASITIC PATHOGENESIS NEEDING ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY INTERVENTION: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Consultant of Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care and Pain management

2 Consultant of General Surgery

3 Specialist of Surgical Nursing, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291

4 Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt

Abstract

Helminthiasis causes a significant health problem with increased morbidity and even mortality
worldwide mainly among children in rural areas. Although, medical treatment is enough for some
helminthic pathology, yet some worms require surgical or endoscopic intervention. They cause
intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, perforation, hepatitis, pancreatitis or appendicitis.
This article reviewed anesthesia for esophageal surgery to treat esophageal parasitosis.

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