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ArticleCureus2025

Enterobius vermicularis as an Intraoperative Surprise in a Child With Suspected Appendicitis and Normal Laboratory Findings.

Younis Al-Mufargi, Khadija Al Musalhi, Moayed Khalil, Mostafa Hamad, Abdulmalik Al-Atar

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Younis Al-MufargiGeneral Surgery, Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, OMN.
Khadija Al MusalhiGeneral Surgery, Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, OMN.
Moayed KhalilGeneral Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, OMN.
Mostafa HamadPediatric Surgery, Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, OMN.
Abdulmalik Al-AtarPediatric Surgery, Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, OMN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency in children, typically associated with elevated inflammatory markers and classical clinical presentation. However, parasitic infections such as

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appendicitiscase reportenterobius vermicularispediatric surgerypinworm

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PMID41209983
PMCPMC12591261

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