Giant lipoma causing a colo-colonic intussusception

Intussusception is much more common in children than in adults. Unlike in children, intussusception in adults is associated with an identifiable etiology in 90 per cent of cases. Lipomas are the second most common benign tumors of the colon. Small lipomas are usually asymptomatic and are found incid...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2006, Vol.72 (1), p.83-84
Hauptverfasser: ABOU-NUKTA, Fadi, GUTWEILER, Jordan, KHAW, Jamie, YAVOREK, George
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