A Comprehensive Review of Infectious Granulomatous Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Figure 8

Transverse intestinal wall biopsy specimen, which demonstrates Anisakiasis larva within the submucosa. Thin arrows highlight polymyarial muscle cells, separated into ×4 quadrants by the chords demonstrating two wing-like lobes (arrowheads). Banana-shaped excretory cells are organized ventral to the intestine (thick arrows). (Image obtained with permission from Mattiucci et al. [62]).