A remarkable intestinal lipoma case.
A 37-year-old female patient with a history of iron deficiency anemia for three years had been hospitalized and followed up with subileus. An obstruction at the proximal part of the jejunum was found by enteroclysis method and a filling defect due to a polypoid mass was determined. The small intestine was resected. It was reported as a submucosal lipoma based on results of the histopathological examination. In conclusion, benign tumors of the small intestine, including intestinal lipomas, should be considered during the diagnostic process of clinical ileus and anemia.
Kiziltaş
Safak
S
Department of Gastroenterology, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yorulmaz
Elif
E
Bilir
Bülent
B
Enç
Feruze
F
Tuncer
Ilyas
I
D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome