Endoscopic imaging of parasites in the human digestive tract |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;1. Mito Kyodo Hospital, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Medical Center, Japan;2. Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan;1. Unité de Biologie et Genétique du Paludisme, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France;2. Parasite Disease Group, IBMC—Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;1. Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India;2. Department of Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160014, India |
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| Abstract: | There are various diagnostic approaches for parasitic infections, including microscopic identification of parasites in the stool or biopsy samples from the intestinal mucosa, antigen testing of feces or serum, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, and serology. Endoscopy is sometimes used for direct confirmation of parasite infection and as a therapeutic option for removal. In recent years, innovations in endoscopy have advanced remarkably with regards to endoscopic devices as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopical methods. Several new endoscopic devices are now used for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to parasitic infections. In the present article, we have focused on in vivo imaging of parasitic infections. In vivo images of parasites were obtained using various endoscopic methods such as high-definition endoscopy, super-magnifying endoscopy, and video capsule endoscopy. |
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