6.3ft-long worm removed from man’s intestine in Haryana
Vijender Kumar TNN
Kaithal:04.07.2019
A 6.3ft-long live worm was surgically extracted from a 42-year-old man’s intestine at a private hospital in Haryana’s Kaithal district on Wednesday.
Dr Devender Panwar of Jaipur Hospital, who conducted the operation, said Ravi — a resident of Jind’s Pega village — approached them on Tuesday night complaining of fever since a fortnight. When a CT scan, ultrasound and other examination couldn’t detect the issue, an X-ray revealed damage in the intestine which needed immediate surgery.
“While sanitizing his intestine, we extracted a live pork tapeworm about 6.3ft in length. The scientific name of the organism is Taenia solium which usually enters the body through consumption of undercooked or contaminated pork and unwashed vegetables,” said Dr Panwar.
Once inside, the intestinal parasite can live there up to 25 years and affect the brain, and may cause epilepsy at a later stage or even death, he added.
“The tests didn’t reveal the presence of the worm and the X-ray only showed a hole in the intestine. It was during surgery that I minutely examined the hole, and found the worm, which was alive,” said Dr Panwar. The patient is stable and under observation, he added.
Vijender Kumar TNN
Kaithal:04.07.2019
A 6.3ft-long live worm was surgically extracted from a 42-year-old man’s intestine at a private hospital in Haryana’s Kaithal district on Wednesday.
Dr Devender Panwar of Jaipur Hospital, who conducted the operation, said Ravi — a resident of Jind’s Pega village — approached them on Tuesday night complaining of fever since a fortnight. When a CT scan, ultrasound and other examination couldn’t detect the issue, an X-ray revealed damage in the intestine which needed immediate surgery.
“While sanitizing his intestine, we extracted a live pork tapeworm about 6.3ft in length. The scientific name of the organism is Taenia solium which usually enters the body through consumption of undercooked or contaminated pork and unwashed vegetables,” said Dr Panwar.
Once inside, the intestinal parasite can live there up to 25 years and affect the brain, and may cause epilepsy at a later stage or even death, he added.
“The tests didn’t reveal the presence of the worm and the X-ray only showed a hole in the intestine. It was during surgery that I minutely examined the hole, and found the worm, which was alive,” said Dr Panwar. The patient is stable and under observation, he added.
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