High-frequency ultrasound imaging of the duodenum and colon in patients with symptomatic giardiasis in comparison to amebiasis and healthy subjects.

PC, Njemanze; J, Njemanze; A, Skelton; A, Akudo; O, Akagha; AA, Chukwu; C, Peters; O, Maduka

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05056.x

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High-frequency ultrasound imaging of the duodenum and colon in patients with symptomatic giardiasis in comparison to amebiasis and healthy subjects.

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Njemanze PC

Njemanze J

Skelton A

Abstract

<h4>Aim</h4>The application of ultrasound may be suitable for evaluating the effects of intestinal cytoskeletal rearrangement of the duodenum and colon as a result of exposure to live Giardia lamblia trophozoites. We studied the sonographic appearance of the duodenum and colon in giardiasis compared...

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