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Endoscopy 1981; 13(1): 44-45
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021642
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Endoscopic Discovery and Capture of Taenia Saginata

P. Descombes, J.L. Dupas, J.P. Capron
  • Clinique Médicale A, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

The authors report the first case of endoscopic finding and removal of a beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata). The parasite was discovered in the duodenal bulb of a 72-year-old woman, who complained of epigastric pain.