Most worms removed from a human stomach
- Who
- Unnamed Woman
- What
- 56 total number
- Where
- Japan (Shizuoka,)
- When
- May 1990
A 58-year-old woman from Shizuoka, Japan was admitted to Isogaki Gastro-Entero-Surgical clinic in May 1990. She complained of severe gastric pain and nausea brought on by eating sashimi (sliced raw fish). Fifty-six white, thread-like worms were discovered in her stomach and thereby removed during a 90-minute operation. The worms were later identified as the larvae of Anisakis simplex and measured up to 17.27 mm (0.67 in) in length.
Information derived from a medical case written up by Dr.Noboru Kagei and Hiroshi Isogaki in the International Journal for Parasitology Vol 22, No 2, 1992.
The patient is to remain unnamed.
The patient is to remain unnamed.