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- Title
Lipomatosis of the ileocecal valve treated with right hemicolectomy as the consequence of an incomplete diagnostic procedure.
- Authors
Petrovi&0107;, J.; Bari&0161;i&0107;, G.; &0160;aranovi&0107;, &0110;.; Micev, M.; Krivokapi&0107;, Z.
- Abstract
Lipomatosis is an excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body. It is usually asymptomatic, but depending on localization and size it can cause the patient to experience various difficulties. It can occur within digestive system as a benign mass. We report a case of a 50 year old female presented with mild intestinal symptoms and anemia. She had a lipomatous change of ileocecal valve and due to positive fecal occult blood test, barium enema and incompletely performed colonoscopy was misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor and was treated accordingly.
- Subjects
WOMEN patients; FAT; FECAL occult blood tests; FECES examination; COLONOSCOPY; COLON examination
- Publication
Techniques in Coloproctology, 2007, Vol 11, Issue 3, p278
- ISSN
1123-6337
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10151-007-0366-6