Recurrent intestinal haemorrhages caused by a lipoma in the ileocaecal valve in a patient with Von Willebrand's disease.
Lipomas of the digestive tract are rare and may give rise to obstruction, intussusception or haemorrhage. In a 74-year old woman with Von Willebrand's disease, a lipoma in the ileocaecal valve caused frequent intestinal haemorrhages and chronic anaemia over a period of more than 15 years. Diagnosis and therapy are discussed on the basis of the case history.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008551:Melena / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000150:complications