title: Acute abdomen secondary to a Meckel's lipoma.
abstract: Small bowel intussusception, presenting acutely in adults is an extremely rare event. We present an exceptional case, previously unreported in the English language, of a lipoma within a Meckel's diverticulum giving rise to this clinical scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wajed
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krijgsman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elliot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winslet
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed