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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan 29:2015:bcr2014206884.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206884.

Gastric lipoma presenting with haematemesis

Madina Almohsin  1 , Abdul-Wahed Nasir Meshikhes  1
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Case Reports

Gastric lipoma presenting with haematemesis

Madina Almohsin et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic views of the antral lipoma during first presentation at the referring hospital. The ulcerated part that led to bleeding is clearly seen (A and B). The repeat endoscopic views 1 week prior to surgery (C and D).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan ((A) axial; (B) coronal view) of the abdomen showing the large well-encapsulated and fat-attenuated submucosal lesion (8.5×5 cm) in the gastric antrum (yellow arrow), which was partially occluding the lumen without obstruction.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The enucleated gastric lipoma ((A) posterior surface; (B) anterior surface).
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