Intestinal obstruction due to schistosomiasis.

Iyer H V, Abaci I F, Rehnke E C, Enquist I F

Am J Surg. 1985 Mar;149(3):409-11. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80120-3.

We have described a patient with intestinal obstruction caused by schistosomiasis but closely resembling colon carcinoma. The cause, demography, pathologic characteristics, and clinical management of the disease caused by Schistosoma mansoni are reviewed.