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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;67(4):374-6.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(11)60090-7. Epub 2011 Oct 22.

Symptomatic intestinal lipomas: our experience

Amit Agrawal  1 , K J Singh  2
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Case Reports

Symptomatic intestinal lipomas: our experience

Amit Agrawal et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2011 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of abdomen showing the non-uniform wall thickness with irregular narrowing of the lumen of the ascending colon.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intussusception across the ileo-caecal valve caused by a large lipoma arising from the terminal ileum.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Resected specimen cut open to show the lipoma as the lead point for the intussusception.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Resected submucosal lipoma causing intussusception.
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