Lipomatosis of the terminal ileum and ileocaecal valve: multidetector CT findings.
Intestinal lipomatosis, also known as lipohyperplasia, is a rare disease. Diffuse infiltration of fatty tissue mainly in the submucosal layer is characteristic. It is usually asymptomatic and found incidentally. We report a case of lipomatosis in the terminal ileum and ileocaecal valve. Multidetector CT with contrast enhancement showed fatty infiltration of the terminal ileum and ileocaecal valve.
Deparment of Radiology, Ankara Numune Educational and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Izzet Selcuk
IS
Parlak
Aysun Erdogan
AE
Okay
Hatice
H
Kaplanoglu
Gizem
G
Kuscuoglu
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007082:Ileum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography