ASYMPTOMATIC ESOPHAGEAL ANISAKIASIS DETECTED AT MEDICAL CHECK-UP: REPORT OF TWO CASES
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- FUJITA Naotaka
- Miyagi Medical Check-up Plaza.
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- HIRASAWA Dai
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai Kosei Hospital.
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- YOKOYAMA Naoki
- Miyagi Medical Check-up Plaza.
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- OHTOMO Yasuhiro
- Miyagi Medical Check-up Plaza.
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 人間ドックにて診断された無症状食道アニサキス症の2例
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Abstract
<p>We herein report two cases of asymptomatic esophageal anisakiasis diagnosed and treated endoscopically.</p><p>The first case was a 42-year-old man who underwent screening EGD at medical check-up, which revealed an Anisakis larva embedded in the esophageal mucosa proximal to the esophagogastric junction. The larva was successfully removed with a biopsy forceps. The patient had no symptoms either before or after the procedure.</p><p>The second case was an asymptomatic 55-year-old man who underwent EGD for screening purposes at medical check-up, which revealed an Anisakis larva embedding into the esophagus proximal to the squamocolumnar junction. The larva was removed using a biopsy forceps without developing any symptoms after the procedure.</p><p>Esophageal anisakiasis is rare but can be diagnosed with steady observation at EGD. In addition to removal of larva, education on the possible risk of the severe form of anisakiasis after consuming raw or undercooked fish seems to be important for its prevention in this asymptomatic patient group.</p>
Journal
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- GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY
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GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY 65 (11), 2283-2289, 2023
Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390579675966072960
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- ISSN
- 18845738
- 03871207
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed