Gastrointestinal bleeding as an initial manifestation of gastric lipoma: Case report and review of the literature

Meriam Sabbah; Abdelwahab Nakhli; Imen Helal; Nawel Bellil; Asma Ouakaa; Dalila Gargouri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3050

Gastrointestinal bleeding as an initial manifestation of gastric lipoma: Case report and review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 29;8(10):1988-1992. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3050. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Meriam Sabbah^{1

2}, Abdelwahab Nakhli^{1

2}, Imen Helal^{2

3}, Nawel Bellil^{1

2}, Asma Ouakaa^{1

2}, Dalila Gargouri^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology Habib Thameur Hospital Tunis Tunisia.
² Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunisia.
³ Department of Pathology Habib Thameur Hospital Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Gastric lipoma should be considered as a rare differential diagnosis in patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding. Diagnosis is mainly done by radiologic and endoscopic findings. It presents characteristic pathognomonic endoscopic signs.

Keywords: Lipoma; endoscopy; gastrointestinal bleeding; stomach.

Publication types

Case Reports