The body cavity, mesenteries and outside of the gut were examined as was the saline in which the procedure was performed.
The intestine showed an incomplete random loop (six cases, 40%) and malrotation with a common gastrointestinal mesentery (five cases, 33%).
Specimens were found free in gut, embedded in the gut wall and encapsulated in the mesenteries.
Organs examined by means of a stereomicroscope included gills, eyes, muscle, liver, spleen, mesentery, swimbladder, kidneys, heart, brain and the gastrointestinal tract.
Juveniles were free in the gut, embedded in the gut wall and encapsulated in the mesenteries of the fish.
The liver, mesenteries, pelvic area and body cavity were examined for the presence of parasites.
Metacestodes were located either attached to the liver, the mesenteries of the alimentary canal, the abdominal wall or within the pelvic cavity.
In the present study, anisakid nematode larvae were only found in the mesentery, and can be interpreted as harmless to humans.
