| Literature DB >> 27551904 |
Jasb Jayasundara1, C S Sellahewa1, A D Hall1, R T Patel1.
Abstract
Although sporadic lipomas are not uncommon in the upper gastrointestinal tract, diffuse gastroduodenal lipomatosis is a rare clinical entity. Medical literature reveals a limited number of such cases presenting with upper gastrointestinal obstruction or bleeding. We present the management experience of a 43-year-old woman who presented with intussusception causing high small-bowel obstruction secondary to jejunal lipomatosis. Computed tomography showed diffuse fatty thickening of the gastric wall in addition to multiple lipomas in stomach, duodenum and in the jejunum with jejunal intussusception. As complete resection of the affected segment was not possible, a side-to-side jejunal bypass was made. The patient remains well on review after 18 months.Entities:
Keywords: Intussusception; Lipoma
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27551904 PMCID: PMC5392892 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0243
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl ISSN: 0035-8843 Impact factor: 1.891