title: Submucosal lipoma of the ascending colon as a source of massive lower gastro-intestinal bleeding: a case report.
abstract: Colonic lipomas are relatively uncommon lesions. They have been documented as the source of massive low gastro-intestinal bleeding in only five previous reports in the English language literature. We report an extremely rare case of massive haemorrhage caused by an ascending colon submucosal lipoma and review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
authors: Surgical Department, General Hospital of Kilkis, Kilkis, Greece. keva@med.auth.gr
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Vasiliadis
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Katsamakas
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Nikolaidou
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Christoforidis
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Tsalis
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Tsalikidis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome