title: Anisakiasis of the colon: report of two cases with emphasis on the diagnostic and therapeutic value of colonoscopy.
abstract: Anisakiasis of the colon is a rare entity as compared with gastric anisakiasis, and its diagnosis is very difficult. We present here two cases--a 42-year-old woman and a 30-year-old woman--of anisakiasis of the colon treated by colonoscopic removal of the worm without surgery. The importance of colonoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of this disease is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sawaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy