title: Giant lipoma of the transverse colon causing colo-colonic intussusceptions.
abstract: Lipomas of the colon are relatively rare benign tumors. Colo-colonic intussusception is an unusual complication of colonic lipoma. We report the case of a 79-year-old man who presented with spasmodic, self-limiting abdominal pain associated with rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy revealed a submucosal mass suggestive of a benign tumor but that was too large for endoscopic resection. CT scan demonstrated an endoluminal fatty mass in the transverse colon, typical of lipoma, and suggested colo-colonic intussusception due to the mass. The mass was removed laparoscopically. Recovery was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, Hôpital Mongi Slim, La Marsa, Tunisia. nizar.miloudi@rns.tn
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miloudi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hefaiedh
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Khalfallah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed