Abstract
This is a review article concerning the surgical aspects of parasitic disease in childhood. The surgeon encounters parasitic disease for a variety of reasons. Many forms of infestation produce or mimic anatomic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Others are characterized by soft tissue or visceral mass lesions, lymphadenopathy, portal hypertension, etc. The surgical aspects of parasitism extend to all subspecialties, including ophthalmology, gynecology, and plastic surgery.
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