title: Unusual cause of small intestine obstruction in a child: small intestine anisakiasis: report of a case.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anisakiasis is caused by human infection by the anisakis larvae, a marine nematode found in undercooked or raw fish. Infection with the parasite Anisakis simplex is common in Japan and northern European countries. With the increased popularity of eating sushi and raw fish infection with anisakis is expected to rise.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 14-year-old boy who had eaten sushi 3 days before the onset of symptoms and had small bowel obstruction caused by enteric anisakiasis. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of intestinal anisakiasis presenting as a bowel obstruction in a child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enteric anisakiasis is very rare, and its diagnosis is usually made after laparotomy. Nevertheless, when signs of acute abdomen develop after the ingestion of raw fish, such as sushi or sashimi, the possibility of enteric anisakiasis should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Split University School of Medicine, Croatia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Juric
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pogorelic
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Despot
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mrklic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017129:Anisakiasis / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male