Giant ileocolic intussusception in an adult induced by a double ileal lipoma: a case report with pathologic correlation

Intussusception in adults is rare, accounting for less than 5% of all cases. Unlike the childhood variant, adult intussusception is often associated with a small bowel lesion acting as the “lead point.” We herein report an uncommon case of giant intussusception secondary to 2 separate lipomatous les...

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Main Authors: Kraniotis, Pantelis, Pastromas, Georgios, Tsota, Irene, Patsoura, Maria, Petsas, Theodore
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4996905/