Detailed Observation of Fish Tapeworm Using Colonoscopy

Surprising Visitor at Emergency Operating Table: Taenia saginata

“…3,2020 T. solium is armed with hooklets (1,2). In literature, the imaging methods, such as conventional endoscopy, colonoscopy, or capsule endoscopy, have shown the in vivo imaging of tapeworms in few cases; however, it is difficult to remove the scolex of tapeworms despite administration of oral gastrografin or praziquantel (3,4). In this case, we completely removed the living T. saginata with scolex at the operating table.…”