PMID: 16501685Feb 28, 2006Paper

Anastomotic esophageal leak due to Taenia saginata following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

Saudi Medical Journal
Reem M BaleelaMohamed E Ahmed

Abstract

A 50-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus underwent an esophagectomy via laparotomy and right thoracotomy. She developed a major anastomotic leak on the third postoperative day. The chest tube slipped out on the 10th postoperative day and a segment of Taenia saginata tapeworm came out through the tube drain site and was extracted. She was given praziquantel tablets treatment; after which the leakage dropped dramatically and ceased completely after one week. Patients scheduled for esophagectomy who experienced recurrent abdominal pain in areas endemic with a tapeworm need to be screened for taeniasis before surgery.

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