Endosonographic Findings and the Natural Course of Chronic Gastric Anisakiasis: A Single-Center Experience

Table 2

Summary of endosonographic features of chronic anisakiasis.

EUS features	(%)
Median size, mm (range)	8 (3–25)
Growth pattern
Intraluminal	5 (18)
Mural	23 (82)
Layer
Second layer	3 (11)
Second and third layers	2 (7)
Third layer	17 (61)
Third and fourth layers	6 (21)
Echogenicity
Hypoechoic	27 (96)
Hyperechoic	1 (4)
Homogeneity
Homogenous	6 (21)
Heterogeneous	22 (79)
Border
Indistinct	17 (61)
Distinct	11 (39)
Hyperechoic tubular structure
Present	22 (79)
Absent	6 (21)