Right Testicular Artery Occlusion and Acute Appendicitis by Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Introduction. Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode from the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, whose etymology is “roundworm that lives in blood vessels”. This parasite can be found from the southern United States to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. In 1983, Morera and Ruiz published the f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5670802 |