title: Colonic lipoma as a source of massive hemorrhage. Report of a case.
abstract: Colonic lipomas are a rare source of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding requiring operative intervention. A case of massive hemorrhage from cecal lipomatosis is presented. The methods of preoperative diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Wilford Hall U.S.A.F. Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Drehner
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: McCauley
mesh_terms: D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged