Surgical Strategy for Colonic Intussusception Caused by a Giant Colonic Lipoma: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature.
- Author:
Seung Jin KWAG
1
;
Sang Kyung CHOI
;
Eun Jung JUNG
;
Chi Young JUNG
;
Sang Ho JUNG
;
Tae Jin PARK
;
Young Tae JU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Colon; Intussusception; Laparoscopy; Lipoma
- MeSH: Colon*; Colon, Ascending; Colon, Transverse; Diagnosis; Humans; Intussusception*; Laparoscopy; Lipoma*
- From:Annals of Coloproctology 2014;30(3):147-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A colon lipoma is a remarkably rare tumor. In most cases, the tumors are asymptomatic and small in size, need to be differentiated from malignant tumors, and do not need any special treatment. Selection of the right surgical strategy depends on the status of bowel, as well as the size and the location of tumor. We encountered two patients with giant submucosal lipomas that had induced intussusceptions: one with a lipoma in the transverse colon and the other with a lipoma in the ascending colon. The diagnoses were made by using histological examinations. We report the clinical features, diagnoses, and treatments of, as well as our experience with, these two uncommon cases, and we present a review of the literature on this subject.
