6 Cases of Acute Anisakiasis / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 680-683, 1997.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-16996
ABSTRACT
Anisakiasis is an accidental infection of human by larvae of marine mammals. It occurs when human ingest a raw or inadequately cooked saltwafer fish and squid infected with anisakis. The clinical symptoms are cramping abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tarry stool, and epigastric fulling sensation. We experienced six cases of acute gastric Anisakiasis and one case of duodenal Anisakiasis and all patients had a history of ingestion of raw sea fish and squid as "sashimi". Immediate endoscopic examination showed the whitish linear worm on stomach or doudenal bulb. Clinical symptoms was improved after removal by biopsy forcep. It is emphasized that endoscopic extraction of larva is the best procedure in manage of gastric or duodenal Anisakiasis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sensation
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Decapodiformes
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Stomach
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Surgical Instruments
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Vomiting
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Biopsy
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Abdominal Pain
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Anisakis
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Anisakiasis
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Diarrhea
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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