Two Patients with Large Colonic Lipomas for which Endoscopic Unroofing was Ineffective

Endoscopic unroofing is effective for treating large colonic lipomas. However, additional endoscopic resection is occasionally required when the outcomes of initial unroofing are incomplete. The colonoscopy of an 82-year-old woman with abdominal pain revealed a yellowish lipoma of about 20 mm in the...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Tomiki, Koichiro Niwa, Kiichi Nagayasu, Yu Okazawa, Shingo Ito, Ryosuke Ichikawa, Hisashi Ro, Shun Ishiyama, Kiichi Sugimoto, Kazuhiro Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/450542