Case Report of Duodenal Bolbosoma Incidentally Found by Screening Endoscopy.

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  • 上部消化管内視鏡検査にてＢｏｌｂｏｓｏｍａ属寄生虫が偶然発見された１例

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A 70-year-old man underwent UGI endoscopy for a health check-up which revealed a whitish tubular object, approximately 15mm long, at the superior duodenal flexure. We obtained it through the biopsy channel by holding it with biopsy forceps. This fragment was considered as a parasite because it had head, neck and body. As the result of investigation, it was concluded to be an immature male acanthocephalan, probably a species of bolbosoma. In his medical history, the route of infection was not identified and he had no symptoms. The perforation did not occur. It was thought to be very recent infection. There is no previous report that such a parasite was discovered endoscopically.

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