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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar 5:2013:bcr2012008037.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008037.

Colo-colic intussusception secondary to lipomatous polyp in an adult

Claire Louise Rutherford  1 , Bilal Alkhaffaf, Edward Massa, Paul Turner
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Case Reports

Colo-colic intussusception secondary to lipomatous polyp in an adult

Claire Louise Rutherford et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A woman in her early 50s presented with a 2-week history of gradually worsening colicky abdominal pain with associated vomiting, loose stools and reduced appetite. There was no malaena or perrectal bleeding. On examination, there was tenderness in the epigastric region with an associated palpable fullness. Subsequent imaging revealed a substantial colo-colic intussusception with the lead point being a lipoma of the ascending colon. Subsequent colonic resection was undertaken with histology confirming a lipomatous polyp.

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Non-specific bowel gas pattern.
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Intussuscepted colon causing abnormally dilated large bowel.
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Lipoma in the wall of the proximal ascendingcolon.
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Second image showing lipoma arising from the wall of the ascending colon.
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Mesentery and vessels being pulled into intussusception.
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