Lipoma within inverted Meckel's diverticulum as a cause of recurrent partial intestinal obstruction and hemorrhage: a case report and review of literature.
Lipoma within an inverted Meckel's diverticulum presenting with hemorrhage and partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical entity. We report a case of 47-year-old male with a history of recurrent episodes of partial intestinal obstruction and melena due to a subserosal lipoma located in the base of an inverted Meckel's diverticulum. According to our knowledge, this is the first case of a lipoma within a Meckel's diverticulum giving rise to this clinical scenario without the existence of heterotrophic gastric or pancreatic tissues.
Karadeniz Cakmak
Güldeniz
G
Department of Surgery, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, School of Medicine, Kozlu-Zonguldak, Turkey. gkkaradeniz@yahoo.com
Emre
Ali Ugur
AU
Tascilar
Oge
O
Bektaş
Sibel
S
Uçan
Bulent Hamdi
BH
Irkorucu
Oktay
O
Karakaya
Kemal
K
Ustundag
Yucel
Y
Comert
Mustafa
M
D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed