enthalpy

Thursday, January 06, 2011


The good news? The results from your colonoscopy shows you don't have colon cancer and we found the source of your abdominal discomfort. The good news? Trust me, you don't want to know the good news, but we took care of it. You really don't want to see the picture.
The procedure was uncomplicated with no gross mucosal pathology, however, an insect was found in the transverse colon (Fig. 1, to the left), was found in the transverse colon on a routine screening colonoscopy.These morphologic findings were most consistent with the nymph form of Blattella germanica (German cockroach) of the Blattellidae family, a common household pest. The patient had a cockroach infestation at home and hence it was hypothesized that she may have inadvertently ingested a cockroach with food.
Yikes. Remember, just because you're crazy does not mean there aren't bugs living in your gut.



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