title: Laparoscopic removal of a large colonic lipoma. Report of a case.
abstract: A 72-year-old white male was found to have a 6-cm submucosal mass at 35 cm on screening sigmoidoscopy. The lesion had all the characteristics of a submucosal lipoma. Instead of performing a laparotomy with its potential morbidity, the lesion was removed laparoscopically in its entirety without untoward operative sequelae. Laparoscopic techniques have had a profound impact on the treatment of patients with surgical disorders. This new technology can be applied to selected patients with colorectal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Saclarides
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Airan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male