Scientific article
Case report
English

Peritoneal schistosomiasis: an unusual laparoscopic finding

Published inJournal of pediatric surgery, vol. 39, no. 4, p. 631-633
Publication date2004
Abstract

Laparoscopic surgery is now a common procedure for the cure of appendicitis. Unexpected other laparoscopic findings can be a diagnostic challenge. The authors present a case in which, in addition to typical appendicitis, multiple whitish nodules were found diffusely on the peritoneal surfaces suggesting a differential diagnosis including miliary tuberculosis and carcinoma metastases. The final diagnosis of schistosomiasis, made by histology and serology, had not been suspected. This uncommon and rare presentation deserves to be reported, especially to physicians of nonendemic areas, in an era in which people travel extensively.

Keywords
  • Adolescent
  • Appendicitis/complications/surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Granuloma/diagnosis/parasitology
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Diseases/diagnosis/drug therapy/parasitology
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms/diagnosis
  • Praziquantel/therapeutic use
  • Refugees
  • Schistosomiasis/diagnosis/drug therapy
  • Schistosomicides/therapeutic use
  • Switzerland
  • Yemen/ethnology
Citation (ISO format)
MASSEREY SPICHER, Virginie et al. Peritoneal schistosomiasis: an unusual laparoscopic finding. In: Journal of pediatric surgery, 2004, vol. 39, n° 4, p. 631–633. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.12.027
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