Korean J Parasitol.  2019 Aug;57(4):411-416. 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.4.411.

Clinical and Endoscopic Features of Colonic Anisakiasis in Korea

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  • 1Seoul National University Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center - Internal Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea. kllee@brmh.org

Abstract

To analyze the clinical and endoscopic features of colonic anisakiasis. A retrospective chart review of 20 patients with colonic anisakiasis, who were diagnosed by colonoscopy at 8 hospitals between January 2002 and December 2011, was performed. Patients' mean age was 53.6±10.74 years. Seventy percent patients were men. Acute abdominal pain was a common symptom that mostly developed within 48 hr after the ingestion of raw fish, and which lasted for 1-28 days. Sixty percent patients had ingested raw fish before the diagnosis of colonic anisakiasis and 40% patients were incidentally found to have colonic anisakiasis during the screening colonoscopies. Leukocytosis and eosinophilia were each found in 20% of the patients. In all patients who underwent colonoscopy, the worms were removed with biopsy forceps, except in 1 case, and a definite diagnosis of anisakiasis was made. In some cases of colonic anisakiasis, colonoscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis and treatment to avoid surgical intervention.

Keyword

Anisakiasis; colon; colonoscopy; biopsy

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Anisakiasis*
Biopsy
Colon*
Colonoscopy
Diagnosis
Eating
Eosinophilia
Humans
Korea*
Leukocytosis
Male
Mass Screening
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Instruments
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