Anisakiasis of the colon: report of two cases with emphasis on the diagnostic and therapeutic value of colonoscopy.
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.
Minamoto
T
T
Department of Surgery, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Sawaguchi
K
K
Ogino
T
T
Mai
M
M
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