title: Laparoscopic resection of colonic lipomas: When and why?
abstract: METHODS
  Male, >60 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Colonic lipoma Symptoms: Rectal bleeding • abdominal pain • fatique • abdominal distention
  
  
  METHODS
  - Clinical Procedure: Laparoscopic resection Specialty: General surgery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to review and discuss the clinical picture and management of 4 patients who underwent laparoscopic colonic resection with a definitive pathology of colonic lipoma.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Colonic lipomas are rare benign nonepithelial tumors of the colon. They begin to be symptomatic when they reach a certain size, although the presentation can vary. Different endoscopic and surgical treatment strategies have been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four male patients who underwent laparoscopic colonic resection and had definitive diagnosis of colonic lipoma were included in this report. All patients were over 60 years old. The first case presented with massive rectal bleeding. Obstructive symptoms and intermittent bleeding were prominent in the second and third cases. Abdominal pain and discomfort was present in the forth case. In the first 2 cases, abdominal CTs were suggestive of colonic lipoma and laparoscopic ileocecal resection was performed. However, malignancy could not be ruled out in the other 2 cases due to large size and heterogeneous appearance of the lesions and inconclusive endoscopic biopsies consisted of ulcer with exudate and inflammatory cells. Laparoscopic left and right hemicolectomy was performed in the third and forth cases, respectively. There were no complications in any patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic resection can be the first choice in treatment of colonic lipomas with various presentations. Wider resections should be considered in cases with uncertain diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Acıbadem University Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz Eren
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Böler
authors.forename: Bilgi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baca
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uras
keywords: colonic lipoma; laparoscopic resection
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