title: Ileo-colonic intussusception secondary to small-bowel lipomatosis: a case report.
abstract: Intestinal lipomatosis is a rare disease with an incidence at autopsy ranging from 0.04% to 4.5%. Because the lipomas are diffusely distributed in the intestine, most patients are symptom-free, and invasive intervention is not advised by most doctors. Here, we describe a case with intussusception due to small-bowel lipomatosis. Partial small bowel resection and anastomosis were performed because the intestinal wall was on the verge of perforation. This case indicates that regular follow-up is necessary and endoscopic treatment should be considered to avoid surgical procedures if the lipoma is large enough to cause intestinal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Peng-Ji Gao, Lei Chen, Fu-Shun Wang, Ji-Ye Zhu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Peng-Ji
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Peng-Ji Gao, Lei Chen, Fu-Shun Wang, Ji-Ye Zhu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Peng-Ji Gao, Lei Chen, Fu-Shun Wang, Ji-Ye Zhu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Fu-Shun
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Peng-Ji Gao, Lei Chen, Fu-Shun Wang, Ji-Ye Zhu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Ye
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Endoscopy; Intussusception; Lipoma; Lipomatosis; Obstruction