Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma

Intussusception Caused by Lipoma of the Colon

A lthough lipomas of the colon are considered the second most common benign nonepithelial tumors of the colon and rectum, they are rare. From July 17, 1997, until October 2004, we encountered 7 cases of lipomas of the colon. The patients ranged in age from 51 to 64 years (median age, 60 years) and included 3 men and 4 women. Their clinical presentation included rectal bleeding (n=2), pain in th...

Transverse Colon Submucosal Lipoma Presenting With Colocolic Intussusception

A 48-year-old man presented with colicky abdominal pain of 2 days’ duration associated with constipation, but no nausea or vomiting. His past medical history was significant for recurrent attacks of constipation. His abdomen was distended and tender, without rebound tenderness. Abdominal obstructive series radiographs showed air fluid levels. An abdominal CT showed a 4 x 4.5 cm transverse colon...

Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

Giant Submucosal Lipoma of Sigmoid Colon

  Lipomas of the gasterointestinal Tract are relatively uncommon in clinical practice. Most cases are asymptomatic with small tumor size and do not need any special treatment but the large ones are known to cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, obstruction, intussusceptions, and bleeding. The majority (90%) of these lesions are submucosal with predominantly right sided with a slight preponder...

Lipoma-induced colon intussusception.

tion of the proximal bowel into the distal segment, which produces a telescoping effect. Colonic intussusception occurs in fewer than 5 % of the adult population and most patients have a pathological lead point [1]. Colonic lipomas are rela− tively rare and frequently asymptomatic. However, large lipomas are more likely to cause complications, such as abdomi− nal pain, lower gastrointestinal bl...