Tricky lipoma or bad neighborhood: a case of ileocolic intussusception

Margarida Pires de Moura da Silva Rouxinol; Maria Gualter Batista; Juliana Ribeiro; Daniela Martins; Ana Melo; Sílvia Silva; Pedro Costa; Herculano Moreira; João Pinto-de-Sousa

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20251178

Authors

Margarida Pires de Moura da Silva Rouxinol Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Maria Gualter Batista Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Juliana Ribeiro Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Daniela Martins Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Ana Melo Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Sílvia Silva Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Pedro Costa Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Herculano Moreira Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal
João Pinto-de-Sousa Department of General Surgery, ULSTMAD e CACTMAD, Vila Real, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20251178

Keywords:

Lipomas, Gastrointestinal, Ileocolic intussusception

Abstract

Colonic lipomas (CLs) are an infrequent, benign, non-epithelial, adipose tissue tumour. Most of the CLs are asymptomatic, but around 25% of patients may develop symptoms, such as ileocolic intussuception. Surgical or endoscopic resection of the lesion is the treatment of choice. We present a case of ileocolic intussusception caused by colonic lipoma in an adult patient. The patient underwent surgical resection, and the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination of the specimen.

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