Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma

Colocolonic intussusception, caused by submucosal lipomas, is extremely rare. These benign soft tissue tumours comprise mature adipocytes of mesenchymal origin. While the majority of patients with lipomas remain asymptomatic, large or giant size lipomas (>4 cm) have been shown to cause debilitati...

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Main Author:	Kevin P. Birmingham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Medical Journal 2021-04-01
Series:	EMJ Radiology
Subjects:	colocolonic diverticulitis intussusception lipoma polyps
Online Access:	https://www.emjreviews.com/radiology/article/left-hemicolectomy-for-intussusception-of-the-transverse-colon-caused-by-a-giant-benign-lipoma-j140121/

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spelling	doaj-509c86d014d5412cb49cc999e00062482021-05-05T12:34:31ZengEuropean Medical JournalEMJ Radiology2633-99782021-04-01219093Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma Kevin P. Birmingham0General Surgery Department, Daisy Hill Hospital, Southern Healthcare Trust, Northern Ireland, UKColocolonic intussusception, caused by submucosal lipomas, is extremely rare. These benign soft tissue tumours comprise mature adipocytes of mesenchymal origin. While the majority of patients with lipomas remain asymptomatic, large or giant size lipomas (>4 cm) have been shown to cause debilitating abdominal pain, alternating bowel pattern, and anaemia secondary to gastrointestinal blood loss. This necessitates intervention in the form of surgical resection or endoscopic removal. However, once lipomas increase beyond 2 cm in size there is a significant risk of complications with an endoscopic approach, and open surgery or laparoscopic resection with bowel re-anastomosis is warranted. In this case put forth, the patient underwent a successful transverse colectomy and primary anastomosis.https://www.emjreviews.com/radiology/article/left-hemicolectomy-for-intussusception-of-the-transverse-colon-caused-by-a-giant-benign-lipoma-j140121/colocolonicdiverticulitisintussusceptionlipomapolyps
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title	Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma
title_short	Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma
title_full	Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma
title_fullStr	Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma
title_full_unstemmed	Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma
title_sort	left hemicolectomy for intussusception of the transverse colon caused by a giant benign lipoma
publisher	European Medical Journal
series	EMJ Radiology
issn	2633-9978
publishDate	2021-04-01
description	Colocolonic intussusception, caused by submucosal lipomas, is extremely rare. These benign soft tissue tumours comprise mature adipocytes of mesenchymal origin. While the majority of patients with lipomas remain asymptomatic, large or giant size lipomas (>4 cm) have been shown to cause debilitating abdominal pain, alternating bowel pattern, and anaemia secondary to gastrointestinal blood loss. This necessitates intervention in the form of surgical resection or endoscopic removal. However, once lipomas increase beyond 2 cm in size there is a significant risk of complications with an endoscopic approach, and open surgery or laparoscopic resection with bowel re-anastomosis is warranted. In this case put forth, the patient underwent a successful transverse colectomy and primary anastomosis.
topic	colocolonic diverticulitis intussusception lipoma polyps
url	https://www.emjreviews.com/radiology/article/left-hemicolectomy-for-intussusception-of-the-transverse-colon-caused-by-a-giant-benign-lipoma-j140121/
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Left Hemicolectomy for Intussusception of the Transverse Colon Caused by a Giant Benign Lipoma

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