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Case Reports
. 2014 Aug;11(3):e4336.
doi: 10.5812/iranjradiol.4336. Epub 2014 Aug 1.

Lipomatosis of terminal ileum and ileocecal valve: multidetector computed tomography findings

Selcuk Parlak  1 , Aysun Erdogan Okay  1 , Levent Altin  1 , Ugur Toprak  1 , Gizem Kuscuoglu  1 , Mehmet Alp Karademir  1
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Case Reports

Lipomatosis of terminal ileum and ileocecal valve: multidetector computed tomography findings

Selcuk Parlak et al. Iran J Radiol. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Intestinal lipomatosis also known as lipohyperplasia is a rare disease. Diffuse infiltration of the fatty tissue mainly in the submucosal layer is characteristic. It is usually asymptomatic and found incidentally. We report a case of lipomatosis in the terminal ileum and ileocecal valve. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with contrast enhancement showed fatty infiltration of the terminal ileum and ileocecal valve.

Keywords: Ileocecal Valve; Ileum; Lipomatosis; Multidetector Computed Tomography.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. A 70-year-old woman with lipomatosis of terminal ileum and ileocecal valve. Intravenous contrast enhanced MDCT scans: A) Axial reformatted image and; B) Coronal oblique reformatted image show diffuse intramural fatty infiltration in the terminal ileum and ileocecal valve (arrows). Note parapelvic cysts in the left kidney in Figure.B.
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