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  • Title: [Appendiceal oxyuriasis: a case report and review of the literature].
    Author: Capaldi M, Roncolini G, Calabrese P, Giordani M, Mendicini AP, Gatto A.
    Journal: Chir Ital; 2000; 52(1):87-9. PubMed ID: 10832532.
    Abstract:
    The authors describe a case of appendicular oxyuriasis and then go on to review the international literature on this condition. Nothing in the case report provides the surgeon with useful pointers which may help him distinguish between appendicular oxyuriasis and common appendicitis. This is in line with all the existing literature which yields no elements capable of suggesting an accurate preoperative diagnosis. Only anamnestic evidence of previous oxyuriasis can help the clinician in this direction. It should be noted, however, that there are no significant differences in postoperative morbidity between "common" acute appendicitis and appendicitis due to oxyuriasis, when the parasitosis is adequately treated.
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