Lipoma within jejunal duplication presenting as abdominal bloating and partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical entity.We report a case of 68-year-old man complaining of abdominal bloating for 10 d du...Lipoma within jejunal duplication presenting as abdominal bloating and partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical entity.We report a case of 68-year-old man complaining of abdominal bloating for 10 d due to multiple lipomas arising from jejunal duplication cysts.Only a few cases of a single lipoma within a Meckel’s diverticulum giving rise to this clinical scenario have been reported in the English language literature.However,no case of multiple lipomas within jejunal duplication cysts has been reported.We present a case in which doubleballoon endoscopy revealed a small intestinal structure changed into Meckel’s diverticulum-like cavities containing several lipomas.This case highlights intestinal lipoma as an uncommon cause of adult intussusceptions,which should be included in the differential diagnosis of small intestinal obstruction and appropriate examinations should be chosen.展开更多
文摘Lipoma within jejunal duplication presenting as abdominal bloating and partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical entity.We report a case of 68-year-old man complaining of abdominal bloating for 10 d due to multiple lipomas arising from jejunal duplication cysts.Only a few cases of a single lipoma within a Meckel’s diverticulum giving rise to this clinical scenario have been reported in the English language literature.However,no case of multiple lipomas within jejunal duplication cysts has been reported.We present a case in which doubleballoon endoscopy revealed a small intestinal structure changed into Meckel’s diverticulum-like cavities containing several lipomas.This case highlights intestinal lipoma as an uncommon cause of adult intussusceptions,which should be included in the differential diagnosis of small intestinal obstruction and appropriate examinations should be chosen.
