Primary Mesenteric Lipoma Causing Closed Loop Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report

Heong-Ieng Wong, Chiao-Yun Chen, Gin-Chung Liu
2005 Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences  
Primary mesenteric lipoma is rare, with fewer than 50 cases described in English-language literature, and those causing bowel obstructions are even more uncommon. The long stalk of the lipoma that caused secondary volvulus and rapid ischemic change in our patient is worth reporting because of its rarity and distinctive picture in emergency abdominal computed tomography.
doi:10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70291-8 pmid:15880878 fatcat:2vwdgud5uvfidjzmxdeawnxcim