Asymptomatic Colonic Anisakiasis: Is It So Rare?

Most cases of anisakiasis occur in the stomach. Colonic anisakiasis, especially when asymptomatic, is extremely rare. We report a case of asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis and present a literature review of cases of colonic anisakiasis. A 52-year-old man underwent colonoscopy for colorectal cancer sc...

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Autores principales: Takasaki, Tetsuro, Yamada, Toru, Kinoshita, Junji, Motomura, Yasuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Case and Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7670389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33250702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508822
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author Takasaki, Tetsuro
Yamada, Toru
Kinoshita, Junji
Motomura, Yasuaki
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description Most cases of anisakiasis occur in the stomach. Colonic anisakiasis, especially when asymptomatic, is extremely rare. We report a case of asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis and present a literature review of cases of colonic anisakiasis. A 52-year-old man underwent colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Although no colorectal neoplasm was found, an Anisakis larva was detected in the transverse colon and the larva was removed by grasping forceps. Our review of PubMed revealed that 40% of cases of colonic anisakiasis are asymptomatic. We conclude that asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis may not be as rare as conventionally assumed.
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spelling pubmed-76703892020-11-27 Asymptomatic Colonic Anisakiasis: Is It So Rare? Takasaki, Tetsuro Yamada, Toru Kinoshita, Junji Motomura, Yasuaki Case Rep Gastroenterol Case and Review Most cases of anisakiasis occur in the stomach. Colonic anisakiasis, especially when asymptomatic, is extremely rare. We report a case of asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis and present a literature review of cases of colonic anisakiasis. A 52-year-old man underwent colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Although no colorectal neoplasm was found, an Anisakis larva was detected in the transverse colon and the larva was removed by grasping forceps. Our review of PubMed revealed that 40% of cases of colonic anisakiasis are asymptomatic. We conclude that asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis may not be as rare as conventionally assumed. S. Karger AG 2020-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7670389/ /pubmed/33250702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508822 Text en Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Asymptomatic Colonic Anisakiasis: Is It So Rare?
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title_short Asymptomatic Colonic Anisakiasis: Is It So Rare?
title_sort asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis: is it so rare?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7670389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33250702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508822
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