Enterobius Vermicularis Infestation of the Appendix

Al-Azhar University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Parasitic Disease

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Pathology examination

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04576273

3003

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study identifies the incidence of appendiceal Enterobius vermicularis (E.v) infestation in all the patients undergoing appendectomy and evaluates the relationship between E.v infestation of the appendix and the acute appendicitis.

Full description

All the patients undergoing appendectomy surgical procedure for clinical picture of acute appendicitis in 3-years period at our referral hospital were evaluated to pick up the Enterobius vermicularis infestation of the appendix. These cases were evaluated for clinico-laboratory characterization to define the incidence in our country and the relationship between the E.v and initiation of the the inflammatory process to study the possibility of limitation of surgical intervention in acute abdomen conditions.

Enrollment

1,150 patients

Sex

All

Ages

4 to 90 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All routine examined appendectomy specimens

Exclusion criteria

Cases with clinical suspicion of tumor Cases attached to the colectomy specimens