Duodenal lipoma causing intestinal subocclusion. Case report
Napolitano, C.; Evrard, S.; Mutter, D.; Tassetti, V.; Marescaux, J.
Minerva Chirurgica 53(1-2): 75-76
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4733 PMID: 9577141 Document Number: 6590
Duodenum is a rare position for gastrointestinal lipoma which sometimes may lead to severe complications. Authors report the case of a 60-year old woman treated with a transduodenotomic excision through a midline laparotomy. At admission the patient presented epigastric pain for 1 month. Physical examination was negative except for a modest epigastric sensitivity. CT scan showed image with regular features and fat density, and permitted the exact preoperative diagnosis. Final histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis.
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