Colonic lipoma as a source of massive hemorrhage. Report of a case.
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.
Rodriguez
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Department of General Surgery, Wilford Hall U.S.A.F. Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
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Beck
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McCauley
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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