Ileoileal intussusception in unspecific recurrent abdominal pain in adult: A case report. (August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Uyulmaz, Sema; Zünd, Michael; Caspar, Uwe; Diebold, Joachim; Slankamenac, Ksenija
• Is Part Of: SAGE open medical case reports. Volume 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-08
• Subjects: Intussusception -- small bowel -- lipoma; Clinical medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X18792814
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-313X

Abstract

Primary small bowel tumours are very uncommon accounting about 1% of all gastrointestinal tumours. Intestinal lipomas are a rare entity of benign tumours with an incidence at autopsy ranging from 0.04% to 4.5%, most being asymptomatic. Complications such as obstruction, haemorrhage, intussusception and perforation might demand invasive management. Among these, intussusception is the most rare complication of intestinal lipomas. Here, we present a case of intussusception in a 52-year-old female with a large intramural lipoma of the ileum.