Symptomatic subserosal gastric lipoma successfully treated with enucleation.
Gastric lipomas are rare tumors, accounting for 2%-3% of all benign gastric tumors. They are of submucosal or extremely rare subserosal origin. Although most gastric lipomas are usually detected incidentally, they can cause abdominal pain, dyspeptic disorders, obstruction, invagination, and hemorrhages. Subserosal gastric lipomas are rarely symptomatic. There is no report on treatment of subserosal gastric lipomas in the English literature. We present a case of a 50-year-old male with symptomatic subserosal gastric lipoma which was successfully managed with removal, enucleation of lipoma, explorative gastrotomy and edge resection for histology check of gastric wall. The incidence of gastric lipoma, advanced diagnostic possibilities and their role in treatment modalities are discussed.
University Clinical Center of Kosova, Uke Sadiku 13A, Taslixhe Prishtina 10000, Kosovo. advilkrasniqi@gmail.com
Avdyl-Selmon
AS
Krasniqi
Faton-Tatil
FT
Hoxha
Besnik-Xhafer
BX
Bicaj
Shemsedin-Isuf
SI
Hashani
Shpresa-Mehmet
SM
Hasimja
Sadik-Mal
SM
Kelmendi
Lumturije-Hasan
LH
Gashi-Luci
D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012704:Serous Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome