Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient

Taenia saginata infestation is one of the most common cestode infestations in humans, that may cause gastrointestinal tract related complications as a result of obstruction, perforation or anastomotic leakage. A 55-year-old male patient who was receiving palliative chemotherapy for stage IV gastric...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Cem Dural, Muhammet Ferhat Celik, Baha Temizgonul, Mustafa Gokhan Unsal, Cevher Akarsu, Murat Gonenc, Mustafa Uygar Kalayci, Halil Alis
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2015-04-01
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author Ahmet Cem Dural
Muhammet Ferhat Celik
Baha Temizgonul
Mustafa Gokhan Unsal
Cevher Akarsu
Murat Gonenc
Mustafa Uygar Kalayci
Halil Alis
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Muhammet Ferhat Celik
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Mustafa Gokhan Unsal
Cevher Akarsu
Murat Gonenc
Mustafa Uygar Kalayci
Halil Alis
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description Taenia saginata infestation is one of the most common cestode infestations in humans, that may cause gastrointestinal tract related complications as a result of obstruction, perforation or anastomotic leakage. A 55-year-old male patient who was receiving palliative chemotherapy for stage IV gastric cancer was admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain. A hollow viscus organ perforation was diagnosed and an emergency surgery was performed. On postoperative day 5, the patient’s midline incision eviscerated and a moving taenia emerged, with abundant particulated fluid from the incision line. The patient was admitted for abdominal surgery due to suspected bowel perforation. During the abdominal exploration, a relaxed purse stitch of the feeding tube was observed and no other bowel perforations were seen. The patient underwent two planned surgery for abdominal cavity lavage after the removal of cestode. Unfortunately, the patient  died sixteen days after his admission to the intensive care unit. This is the first case describing an extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm in a midline incision from evisceration without intestinal perforation.
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spelling doaj-art-c52c5c2aa2f343b8abcecc9a17babf022025-08-20T03:48:46ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802015-04-0190410.3855/jidc.5153Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patientAhmet Cem Dural0Muhammet Ferhat Celik1Baha Temizgonul2Mustafa Gokhan Unsal3Cevher Akarsu4Murat Gonenc5Mustafa Uygar Kalayci6Halil Alis7Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, TurkeyTaenia saginata infestation is one of the most common cestode infestations in humans, that may cause gastrointestinal tract related complications as a result of obstruction, perforation or anastomotic leakage. A 55-year-old male patient who was receiving palliative chemotherapy for stage IV gastric cancer was admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain. A hollow viscus organ perforation was diagnosed and an emergency surgery was performed. On postoperative day 5, the patient’s midline incision eviscerated and a moving taenia emerged, with abundant particulated fluid from the incision line. The patient was admitted for abdominal surgery due to suspected bowel perforation. During the abdominal exploration, a relaxed purse stitch of the feeding tube was observed and no other bowel perforations were seen. The patient underwent two planned surgery for abdominal cavity lavage after the removal of cestode. Unfortunately, the patient  died sixteen days after his admission to the intensive care unit. This is the first case describing an extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm in a midline incision from evisceration without intestinal perforation. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5153Taenia saginatacysticercushelminth
spellingShingle Ahmet Cem Dural
Muhammet Ferhat Celik
Baha Temizgonul
Mustafa Gokhan Unsal
Cevher Akarsu
Murat Gonenc
Mustafa Uygar Kalayci
Halil Alis
Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Taenia saginata
cysticercus
helminth
title Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient
title_full Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient
title_fullStr Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient
title_full_unstemmed Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient
title_short Unusual clinical case: extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post-surgery patient
title_sort unusual clinical case extraluminal manifestation of a tapeworm from the eviscerated midline incision in a post surgery patient
topic Taenia saginata
cysticercus
helminth
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5153
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