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Table 3 CT signs of intestinal anisakiasis (small bowel and colon; total 95 patients)

From: Evaluation of imaging findings in gastrointestinal anisakiasis in emergency CT and ultrasound

Intestinal anisakiasis (CT)

Nº of cases

%

Wall thickening

95

100

Fat stranding

88

92.6

    Mild

35

36.8

    Moderate

35

36.8

    Extensive

18

18.9

Engorged mesenteric vessels

79

83.1

Ascitic fluid

75

78.9

    Local adjacent fluid

68

71.5

    Generalised ascites

59

62.1

Wall stratification

71

74.7

Intraluminal fluid

60

63.1

Proximal dilation

41

43.1

Regional adenopathies

29

30.5

Thickening of folds

28

29.4

Wall hyperdensity

26

27.3

Focal dilation of the lumen

16

16.8