A 27-Year-Old Lebanese Man with Stomach Perforation and Regurgitation of a Beef Tapeworm (Taenia saginata): A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Samer Dbouk; Nagham Bazzi; Hussein Mcheimeche; Mohammad Rida Farhat; Ali Alameh; Mohamad Rakka

doi:10.12659/AJCR.928355

13 May 2021 : Case report Lebanon

A 27-Year-Old Lebanese Man with Stomach Perforation and Regurgitation of a Beef Tapeworm (Taenia saginata): A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care

Samer Dbouk^1ABCDEFG*, Nagham Bazzi^2ABCDEFG, Hussein Mcheimeche^1ABCDEFG, Mohammad Rida Farhat^2DEF, Ali Alameh^3BCD, Mohamad Rakka^2ABCDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.928355

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e928355

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Figure 1. Abdominal CT scan before surgery showing free intraabdominal fluid on the posterior side (red arrow) and free extra-peritoneum air on anterior and posterior sides (yellow arrows) caused by abdominal perforation.

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