Cover Image

SMALL INTESTINAL LIPOMATOSIS - A RARE CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE

LAKSHMIKANTH .

Abstract


Abstract : Small intestinal lipomatosis refers to the presence of multiple lipomas in the small intestine. Inspite of lipomas being a common soft tissue tumor, they are very uncommon in the small intestine. Their presentation as multiple lesions and with intussusception is exceptionally rare. Here we report a rare case of small intestinal lipomatosis in a 35 year old female who presented with intussusceptions

 

Keyword : Intestinal lipomatosis, Intussusception, GIT (gastrointestinal tract)

 


Full Text:

PDF

References


References:

Bodas A, Rivilla F. Intestinal lipomatosis in a 10-year-old girl. Eur J Pediatr 2008;167:601-602.

Rivera R, Fernández N. Invaginación ileoileal e ileocecal por lipomatosis intestinal. Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003;26:482-484.

Shenoy R, Rodríguez G, Gopashetty M, Kannaiyan L, Rao S (2003) Segmental jejunal lipomatosis: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Yonsei Med J 44(2):359–361

Tani T, Hajime A, Hiroaki T, Masashi K (1998) Lipomatosis of the ileum with volvulus: report of a case. Jpn J Surg 28:640–6424.

Yen AC, Saremi F. Gastrointestinal lipomatosis. Internet Journal of Radiology 2006;5(1).

Yakabe S, Muranaka T, Sumii T, Takeshita M, Yamashita T, Tsuruta S, Saku M, Yoshida K (1998) Jejunal lipomatosis with diverticulosis: report of a case. Jpn J Surg 28:846–849

Zhou X-P, Marsh DJ, Hampel H, et al. Germline and germline mosaic PTEN mutations associated with a Proteus-like syndrome of hemihypertrophy, lower limb asymmetry, arteriovenous malformations and lipomatosis. Hum MolGenet. 2000;9:765–768.

Xiuli Liu, Charles Melbern Wilcox, Laurentia Nodit et al. Multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumor and lipomatosis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:1825–1829.

Azar T, Berger DL. Adult intussusception. Ann Surg. 1997;226(2):134–8.

Mehran A. Multiple submucosal ileal lipomas. Am J Gastroenterol 1995;90:503-504.

Shramana Mandala, Vibha Kawatraa, Kajal Kiran Dhingraa et al. Lipomatous Polyp Presenting With Intestinal Intussusception in Adults: Report of Four Cases. Gastroenterology Research .2010;3(5):229-231

Tawfik OW, McGregor DH. Lipohyperplasia of the ileocecal valve. Am J Gastroenterol 1992;87:82-87.

Chia-Yang H, Wen-Sheng T. Jejunojejunal intussusception due to intestinal polipoid lipomatosis: a case report. Chin J Radiol 2006;31:255-59

Takashi Morimoto, Kuang-I Fu, Hironori Konuma et al. Peeling a giant ileal lipoma with endoscopic unroofing and submucosal dissection. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(13): 1676-1679


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

An Initiative of The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University