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CT scan of the abdomen showing dilated bowel loops and inflammatory mass on the right iliac fossa.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen revealed dilated bowel loops (Fig. 1).
The gangrenous appendix after removal.
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Appendectomy was done (Fig. 2) followed by lavage and closure.
A and B histopathological section of the inflamed appendix with the arrows pointing to the schistosomal ova.
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Schistosomal ova (Fig. 3). Subsequent stool analysis revealed no ova.