Ileoileal intussusception in unspecific recurrent abdominal pain in adult: A case report

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2018 Aug 9:6:2050313X18792814. doi: 10.1177/2050313X18792814. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Primary small bowel tumours are very uncommon accounting about 1% of all gastrointestinal tumours. Intestinal lipomas are a rare entity of benign tumours with an incidence at autopsy ranging from 0.04% to 4.5%, most being asymptomatic. Complications such as obstruction, haemorrhage, intussusception and perforation might demand invasive management. Among these, intussusception is the most rare complication of intestinal lipomas. Here, we present a case of intussusception in a 52-year-old female with a large intramural lipoma of the ileum.

Keywords: Intussusception; lipoma; small bowel.

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