Intestinal anisakiasis can cause intussusception in adults: an extremely rare condition.
We report an extremely rare case of adult intussusception caused by anisakiasis. A 41-year-old man was admitted into our hospital for right lower abdominal colicky pain. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed the presence of intussusception. As pneumo-dynamic resolution by colonoscopy failed, surgery was performed. The anisakis body was found in the submucosal layer of the resection specimen. The patient was discharged 9 d after the operation. Anisakiasis may cause intussusception in any country where sushi or sashimi now exists as a popular food. If suspicious, detailed clinical interview as to food intake prior to symptom development is crucial.
Miura
Tomofumi
T
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, 2-297-1, Senshu, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2085, Japan. miuratom@nagaoka.jrc.or.jp
Iwaya
Akira
A
Shimizu
Takao
T
Tsuchiya
Junpei
J
Nakamura
Junichiro
J
Yamada
Satoshi
S
Miura
Tsutomu
T
Yanagi
Masahiko
M
Usuda
Hiroyuki
H
Emura
Iwao
I
Takahashi
Toru
T
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017129:Anisakiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male