title: Intestinal anisakiasis can cause intussusception in adults: an extremely rare condition.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, 2-297-1, Senshu, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2085, Japan. miuratom@nagaoka.jrc.or.jp
authors.forename: Tomofumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwaya
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Junpei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Usuda
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Emura
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: 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