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Aprile F, Vangeli M, Allocca M, Zilli A, Argollo MC, D’amico F, Parigi TL, Danese S, Furfaro F. Gastrointestinal Ultrasound in Infectious Diseases: A Comprehensive Review. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:1402. [PMID: 39336443 PMCID: PMC11434242 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60091402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
Abstract
Infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract often present diagnostic challenges due to the variability in clinical manifestations and overlapping symptoms. Ultrasound imaging has emerged as a valuable tool in the assessment of gastrointestinal pathologies, offering non-invasive and real-time visualization of anatomical structures. This review aims to explore the role of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract. We discuss the imaging features of various infectious etiologies, such as bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, highlighting characteristic findings on ultrasound scans. Additionally, we provide insights into the utility of ultrasound for the assessment of treatment response. Through a comprehensive analysis of existing literature and clinical case studies, this review underscores the significance of ultrasound imaging as a frontline modality in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesca Aprile
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy; (F.A.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy; (F.A.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (A.Z.); (T.L.P.); (S.D.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (A.Z.); (T.L.P.); (S.D.); (F.F.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021-001, Brazil;
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (A.Z.); (T.L.P.); (S.D.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (A.Z.); (T.L.P.); (S.D.); (F.F.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (A.Z.); (T.L.P.); (S.D.); (F.F.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (A.Z.); (T.L.P.); (S.D.); (F.F.)
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Fornell-Perez R, Urizar-Gorosarri M, Martinez-Urabayen U, Perez-Bea M. Evaluation of imaging findings in gastrointestinal anisakiasis in emergency CT and ultrasound. Insights Imaging 2023; 14:187. [PMID: 37953399 PMCID: PMC10641062 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01511-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To assess the frequency of appearance of various signs (isolated and grouped) in emergency imaging tests in patients with anisakiasis, according to the location of gastrointestinal tract involvement. METHODS Retrospective review by two experienced radiologists of emergency ultrasounds and CTs performed on patients admitted in the Emergency Department of our hospital with later confirmed anisakiasis (2010-2021), assessing the presence of signs suggesting anisakiasis. Calculation of the frequency of appearance according to the gastric or intestinal location, as well as the most common grouped signs. RESULTS Out of 231 total patients with anisakiasis, imaging studies were performed in 144: abdominopelvic ultrasound in 43 cases and CT in 111 (both techniques in 31). In cases with gastric occurrence (34), in CT the wall stratification (100%), wall thickening (97%), fat stranding (91%) and ascitic fluid (82%) were predominant. In the intestinal cases (105), in CT (95) the wall thickening (100%), fat stranding (92%) and mesenteric vessel engorgement (83%) were usual; in ultrasound (40), ascitic fluid and wall thickening (70% in both cases) were frequently observed. The frequency of grouped appearance of the mentioned signs was 82% in gastric cases, 80% in intestinal cases and 50% in ultrasounds. Multisegment involvement in CT reached 28% (gastric + intestinal) and 11% (only intestinal) of cases. CONCLUSIONS The most frequent CT findings in patients with gastric anisakiasis are wall stratification and thickening, fat stranding and ascitic fluid. In the intestinal cases, wall thickening, fat oedema and vessel engorgement are the most often observed findings. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT The presence of different radiological signs makes it advisable to include anisakiasis in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. Intestinal and multifocal involvement rates are greater than previously reported. KEY POINTS • In gastric anisakiasis, CT frequently shows wall stratification and thickening, fat stranding and ascitic fluid. • In intestinal anisakiasis, CT often presents wall thickening, fat stranding and vessel engorgement. • In intestinal anisakiasis, ultrasounds most frequently show ascitic fluid and wall thickening.
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- Radiology Department, Basurto Universitary Hospital, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
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Fornell Pérez R, Urizar Gorosarri M, Pérez Bea M. Anisakiasis: Imaging findings. RADIOLOGIA 2022; 64:245-255. [PMID: 35676056 DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the main findings for anisakiasis in the different imaging tests that can be used to diagnose it, based on studies done at our center. CONCLUSION The presence of Anisakis species in food consumed in Western countries is becoming more common. Patients with anisakiasis present with acute abdomen; there are no specific clinical signs or laboratory findings. Careful history taking is key to discovering exposure to Anisakis-contaminated food, but this task is hindered by unfamiliarity with the condition and lack of suspicion and is also confounded by the variable latency period after ingestion of Anisakis-contaminated food. Give the nonspecific presentation, patients with anisakiasis often undergo imaging tests to rule out other processes. Thus, radiologists need to be familiar with the spectrum of imaging findings that should lead to the inclusion of anisakiasis in the differential diagnosis, so they can guide clinicians toward directed history taking and specific tests.
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- R Fornell Pérez
- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
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Fornell Pérez R, Urizar Gorosarri M, Pérez Bea M. Anisakiasis: manifestaciones radiológicas. RADIOLOGIA 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2022.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shigeno A, Funakoshi H. Woman With Abdominal Pain. Ann Emerg Med 2022; 79:e5-e6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.07.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Omotehara S, Nishida M, Yamanashi K, Sakurai K, Katsurada T, Komatsu Y, Shimizu A, Shibuya H, Shinagawa N, Sugita J, Teshima T. A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated gastroenteritis detected by ultrasonography. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2021; 49:605-609. [PMID: 33580597 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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While immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have antitumor effects, they also have characteristic side effects, including colitis. However, gastritis has rarely been reported. We report a case of a patient with lung adenocarcinoma who presented with epigastric pain and diarrhea following pembrolizumab administration. Sonography of the abdomen demonstrated diffuse, although mild, gastric wall thickening (mainly in the submucosa), as well as a slight decrease in echogenicity throughout the gastric wall. While the mucosal surface was relatively smooth, color Doppler examination showed increased vascularity. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ICI-related gastroenteritis.
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- Satomi Omotehara
- Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
- Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
- Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Corral de la Calle M, Encinas de la Iglesia J. Ultrasonography in infectious and neoplastic diseases of the bowel and peritoneum. RADIOLOGIA 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Corral de la Calle MÁ, Encinas de la Iglesia J. Ultrasonography in infectious and neoplastic diseases of the bowel and peritoneum. RADIOLOGIA 2021; 63:270-290. [PMID: 33608108 DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ultrasonography is not the most cited imaging technique for the evaluation of infectious and neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and the peritoneum, but it is often the initial technique used in the initial workup for nonspecific clinical syndromes. Despite its limitations, ultrasonography's strengths enable it to provide meaningful diagnostic information. To discuss the most important ultrasonographic, clinical, and epidemiological findings for infectious disease, we follow a topographical approach: stomach (Anisakis), proximal small bowel (Giardia lamblia, Strongyloides stercoralis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, and Cryptosporidium), distal small bowel (Yersinia, Salmonella, and Campylobacter), terminal ileum and cecum (tuberculosis), right colon (Entamoeba histolytica), left colon (Shigella), sigmoid colon and rectum, pancolitis (Clostridium difficile, Cytomegalovirus, and Escherichia coli), and peritoneum. To discuss the ultrasonographic and clinical findings of the most common neoplastic diseases, we follow a nosological approach: polyploid lesions as precursors of tumors, carcinomas, neuroendocrine tumors, hematological tumors, mesenchymal tumors, and metastases. We briefly discuss tumors of the peritoneum and the use of ultrasonography to guide percutaneous biopsy procedures.
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Kunitomo K, Matsubara S. Acute gastric pain after eating sashimi. Assoc Med J 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m3730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ünal E, Arslan S, Onur MR, Akpinar E. Parasitic diseases as a cause of acute abdominal pain: imaging findings. Insights Imaging 2020; 11:86. [PMID: 32691171 PMCID: PMC7371776 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00892-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Acute abdominal pain can be seen in cases with parasitic diseases delivered to emergency departments. The diagnosis of the parasitic disease can be delayed because of the similar clinical signs encountered in other frequently seen causes of acute abdomen. Nevertheless, the features detected in imaging scans can be helpful in the diagnosis. The present study aims to raise awareness about abdominal parasitosis in emergency conditions and also to underline the association between imaging findings and the life cycle of parasites with illustrative cases.
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- Emre Ünal
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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Łopieńska-Biernat E, Stryiński R, Polak I, Pawlikowski B, Pawlak J, Podolska M. Effect of freezing on the metabolic status of L3 larvae of Anisakis simplex s. s. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 82:104312. [PMID: 32247867 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The fish-borne parasite, Anisakis simplex s. s., triggers a disease called anisakiasis, that is associated with a gastrointestinal infection. The Anisakis is also associated with allergic response which may lead to anaphylactic shock. The A. simplex s. s. L3 larvae may be freeze tolerant despite when the nematodes will be cooled rapidly to -20 °C according to the sanitary authorities of the USA and the EU. The aim of this work was to study the metabolic status of A. simplex s. s. L3 larvae when frozen in terms of viability, expression of genes involved in the nematodes' survival of freezing, as well content of carbohydrates which play a cryoprotective role in thermal stress and are the main source of energy. The levels of trehalose were significantly higher after slow freezing treatment (p < .0001), than the fast freezing (p < .002). The lower temperatures induce changes, especially in trehalose synthesis gene expression, genes responsible for oxidative metabolism, and chaperone proteins, but we cannot state clearly whether these changes occur during freezing, or because they are already prevalent during cold acclimation. The induction of mentioned genes seems to be a common trait of both cold- and dehydration tolerance.
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- Elżbieta Łopieńska-Biernat
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Fisheries Resources, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Fisheries Resources, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Fisheries Resources, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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