Title
Giant colonic lipoma as a cause of lower digestive hemorrhage. Report of a case
Other title
Lipoma colónico gigante como causa de hemorragia digestiva baja: reporte de un caso
Date Issued
01 January 2007
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Montes Teves P.
Salazar Ventura S.
Ramos Barrientos M.
Abstract
The lipomas in the large intestine are uncommon neoplasias of fatty tissue which rarely cause symptoms; nevertheless, when they are larger than 2 cm, they present symptoms. The most frequent symptoms are abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. We report the case of a 48 years old patient, who presents abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and hematochezia. A colonoscopy was performed which showed a tumor that completely occluded the light in the descending colon. A segmentary colectomy was performed, establishing the diagnosis of colonic lipoma.
Start page
307
End page
309
Volume
27
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-38449112366
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
10225129
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