| A 32 years-old
woman consulted due to several bouts of abdminal
pain for 4 years. She had suffered from intestinal
obstruction twice during this time. He underwent
fiber optic gastroscopy, colonoscopy and barium
examination of small bowel with no results.
Blood analysis resulted normal.
A video endoscopy with wireless capsule of the
entire intestine was then performed. A parasite
of 3-4 cm long was shown in small bowel. Gross
appearance and microbiologic studies revealed
an intestinal infestation due to Taenia Saginata,
an intestinal Tapeworm. She was treated with 10
mg of Praziquantel in single dose.
Author:
Miguel Angel Simón
Sección de Endoscopia digestiva
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo
Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano
Blesa”
Zaragoza |
