TY - JOUR
T1 - A Case of Tapeworm Infection Observed by Video Capsule Endoscopy
AU - Hosoe, N.
AU - Imaeda, H.
AU - Hibi, T.
AU - Ogata, H.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Tapeworm infection is spreading worldwide. In Japan, main pathogenic tapeworm is fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, which is considered as a separate species from Diphyllobothrium latum. Diphyllobothrium latum is common in European countries, and is caused by eating raw fish. Here, a case of diphyllobothriasis is reported, detected by video capsule endoscopy. This article is part of an expert video encyclopedia.
AB - Tapeworm infection is spreading worldwide. In Japan, main pathogenic tapeworm is fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, which is considered as a separate species from Diphyllobothrium latum. Diphyllobothrium latum is common in European countries, and is caused by eating raw fish. Here, a case of diphyllobothriasis is reported, detected by video capsule endoscopy. This article is part of an expert video encyclopedia.
KW - Capsule endoscopy
KW - Diphyllobothrium latum
KW - Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense
KW - Taenia saginata
KW - Taenia solium
KW - Video
KW - Video capsule endoscopy
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U2 - 10.1016/S2212-0971(13)70086-4
DO - 10.1016/S2212-0971(13)70086-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84888174087
SN - 2212-0971
VL - 1
SP - 204
EP - 205
JO - Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy
JF - Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy
IS - 1
ER -