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Intussusception due to intestinal anisakiasis: Report of a case

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This report describes our experience of intussusception due to intestinal anisakiasis which was treated by laparoscopy-assisted surgery. The unique sonographic findings of this complication were a pseudokidney sign and a target sign with an edema of Kerckring’s folds in the intussusceptum. Surgeons should know about intussusception as a rare complication of intestinal anisakiasis. Sonography, computed tomography and laparoscopy are helpful in diagnosing and treating this complication.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kuniyoshi Hospital, 1-3-4 Kamimachi, Kochi 780-0901, Japan

    F. Chikamori

  2. Department of Internal, Medicine, Kuniyoshi Hospital, 1-3-4 Kamimachi, Kochi 780-0901, Japan

    N. Kuniyoshi

  3. Department of Surgery, Tsukuba Soai Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan

    Y. Takase

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Chikamori, F., Kuniyoshi, N. & Takase, Y. Intussusception due to intestinal anisakiasis: Report of a case . Abdom Imaging 29, 39–41 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0071-5

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