Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 10 , Pages e62-e63, October 2009

Diagnostic Value of Colonoscopy in Intestinal Diphyllobothrium latum Infection

  • Haruhisa Iizuka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Shirakawa Clinic, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Satoru Kakizaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuhiro Onozato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Shirakawa Clinic, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

published online 27 April 2009.

Diphyllobothrium latum is an intestinal tapeworm that infests mammals. This report presents a case with small intestinal D latum infection that was successfully diagnosed and treated with endoscopy and Gastrografin.

 

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S1542-3565(09)00376-0

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.04.016

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 10 , Pages e62-e63, October 2009