"Colonic Lipoma: Incidental and Urgent Management, Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature"
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Treatment - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Lipomas are benign tumors rarely found in the digestive tract, particularly rare in the colon, that were first described by Bauer in 1757 as an unusual cause of intussusception in the adult. Lipomas are most often small, asymptomatic and identified as incidental findings during colonoscopy. Nonetheless, up to 25% are symptomatic in the form of abdominal pain, bleeding, diarrhea or intussusception. Ninety percent of lipomas in the colon are located at the submucosal layer, with only few originating in the subserosa. When lipomas present as bowel obstruction, they are often pedunculated and large.
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