title: Laparoscopic transgastric resection of a large pedunculated gastric lipoma.
abstract: Large gastric lipomas are a rare condition. They are often asymptomatic but may present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding or gastric outlet obstruction. We describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with a large gastric lipoma presenting with pain due to intermittent prolapse through the pylorus. The patient was treated using a novel approach of laparoscopic transgastric resection and was discharged on postoperative day 3. She suffered no complication and her histology confirmed a gastric lipoma with clear surgical margins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bann
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000072662:Margins of Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome