Subacute intestinal obstruction by a giant ileal lipoma treated by endoscopic removal

Abstract

With the advancement in endoscopic procedures, lipomas of the terminal ileum can be treated with techniques such as snare polypectomy, endoscopic unroofing, and endoscopic submucosal dissection. A case of successful removal of an ileal lipoma causing repetitive ileocolic intussusceptions through the ileocecal valve using endoscopic snare polypectomy by cap-assisted colonoscopy was recently reported. We report a case of successful colonoscopic polypectomy of a giant (3.0 cm × 3.0 cm × 1.0 cm) ileal lipoma causing recurrent subacute intestinal obstruction. After careful review of literature, this was the first case where polypectomy of a lipoma of this size was successfully attempted.

Key words

Endoscopic resection - ileal lipoma - subacute intestinal obstruction

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