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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2007; 13(7): 1141-1143
Published online Feb 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.1141
Published online Feb 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.1141
Lipoma within inverted Meckel’s diverticulum as a cause of recurrent partial intestinal obstruction and hemorrhage: A case report and review of literature
Güldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Ali Ugur Emre, Oge Tascilar, Bulent Hamdi Uçan, Oktay Irkorucu, Kemal Karakaya, Mustafa Comert, Department of Surgery, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, School of Medicine, Kozlu-Zonguldak, Turkey
Sibel Bektaş, Department of Pathology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, School of Medicine, Kozlu-Zonguldak, Turkey
Yucel Ustundag, Department of Gastroenterology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, School of Medicine, Kozlu-Zonguldak, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Güldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi, Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi Bashekimligi, Kozlu-Zonguldak 67600, Turkey. gkkaradeniz@yahoo.com
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Received: November 24, 2006
Revised: December 3, 2006
Accepted: January 15, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2007
Revised: December 3, 2006
Accepted: January 15, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2007
Abstract
Lipoma within an inverted Meckel’s diverticulum presenting with hemorrhage and partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical entity. We report a case of 47-year-old male with a history of recurrent episodes of partial intestinal obstruction and melena due to a subserosal lipoma located in the base of an inverted Meckel’s diverticulum. According to our knowledge, this is the first case of a lipoma within a Meckel’s diverticulum giving rise to this clinical scenario without the existence of heterotrophic gastric or pancreatic tissues.
Keywords: Meckel’s diverticulum, Lipoma, Inversion, Intestinal obstruction, Hemorrhage