[A case of colo-colic (transverse colon) invagination of voluminous polypoid lipoma in an adult]

Minerva Chir. 1990 Apr 15;45(7):517-22.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A rare case of complete colo-colic invagination of the portion of the proximal transverse colon at the splenic flexure determined by voluminous submucous lipoma is reported. After a short review of the literature, some anatomoclinical remarks and a comment on surgical indications are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Colon / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intussusception / etiology*
  • Intussusception / surgery
  • Lipoma / complications*
  • Lipoma / pathology
  • Lipoma / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged