title: Minilaparotomy approach for removal of a large colonic lipoma: report of two cases.
abstract: A minimally invasive surgical approach should be employed to resect symptomatic colonic lipomas whenever possible. We report two cases of large colonic lipomas that were successfully removed using a minimally invasive minilaparotomy approach. Patient 1 was a 53-year-old man with a 3.8-cm symptomatic submucosal lipoma in the ascending colon and patient 2 was a 57-year-old woman with a 4.2-cm symptomatic submucosal lipoma in the transverse colon. Both lipomas were successfully removed through a 5-7-cm minilaparotomy. Normal bowel function returned quickly without any postoperative complications. These case reports demonstrate that the minilaparotomy approach is a suitable alternative to conventional laparotomy to remove a large colonic lipoma.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagoe
authors.forename: Terumitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanashima
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasutake
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures