Two Cases of Colon Anisakiasis: Asymphtomatic Cecal Anisakiasis and Ascending Colon Anisakiasis Detected One Month Later after Infestation.
- Author:
Sang Jung KIM
1
;
Jeong Wook KIM
;
Kwang Jin KIM
;
Chae HEO
;
Suk Won KIM
;
Sang Pyo HAN
;
Young Hwan SEO
;
Jae Hyuk DO
;
Jae Gyu KIM
;
Sill Moo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ekg001@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anisakiasis;
Ascending colon;
Cecum
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans;
Incidence
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;33(2):116-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Anisakiasis of the gastrointestinal tract is usually caused by the ingestion of raw marine fish infested with Anisakis larvae. A majority of cases present as gastric and intestinal anisakiasis. Anisakiasis of colon is rare and asymptomatic colon anisakiasis has a particularly low incidence. A 45-year-old man received colonoscopy that revealed a 1.0 cm sized whitish linear larva penetrating the mucosa of the cecum and it was removed by colonscopy. He had no complaint before the colonoscopy. A 52-year-old man complained of right upper quadrant abdominal pain with weight loss for one month. Colonoscopy revealed a 1.5 cm sized whitish linear larva penetrating the mucosa of the distal part of ascending colon. Abdominal pain and weight loss were improved by colonoscopic removal of larva.
