[Jejunal volvulus secondary to torsion of a pedunculated subserosal lipoma: CT diagnosis of a rare cause of bowel obstruction].
The authors report a case of a bowel obstruction secondary to jejunal volvulus in relation with the torsion of a large pedunculated subserosal lipoma. To our knowledge, no such case has ever been reported. The differential diagnosis of intra-abdominal fatty tumors and differential diagnosis of such tumors in association with small bowel obstruction will be discussed. Small bowel volvulus secondary to torsion of a subserosal lipoma should be considered when CT shows a large encapsulated fatty tumor in a patient with suggestion of mechanical small bowel obstruction.
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Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Maroc, France. mahi.m@caramail.com
Aiouaz
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Denny
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Becker
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Ravey
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality