Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Gastroenterology

Mesenteric Ischemia Associated with Taeniasis in Adults: About a Case

M. Bouali

Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wing 35, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.

A. El Karouachi *

Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wing 35, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.

A. El Bakouri

Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wing 35, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.

K. El Hattabi

Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wing 35, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.

F. Z. Bensardi

Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wing 35, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.

A. Fadil

Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wing 35, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Mesenteric mesenteric circulation that does not meet the metabolic requirements of the visceral organs whose severity and affected organ depend on the vessel involved and the development of collaterals. Taenia saginata is a zoonotic tapeworm and the parasite is transmitted from human tapeworm carriers to cattle. Their association is rarely described in the literature. We report the case of a patient admitted to the emergency room with a mesenteric infarction whose surgical exploration found tapeworms, the patient benefited from a segmental resection of small intestine with termino-terminal anastomosis and ileocolostomy.

Keywords: Mesenteric ischemia, Taenia saginata, visceral emergency.

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