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Kobayashi R, Inoue K, Hirose R, Doi T, Harusato A, Dohi O, Yoshida N, Uchiyama K, Ishikawa T, Takagi T, Yasuda H, Konishi H, Morinaga Y, Itoh Y. Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding from a large jejunal lipoma treated using an endoscopic unroofing technique with double balloon enteroscopy: a case study. Clin J Gastroenterol 2023; 16:32-38. [PMID: 36369458 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-022-01724-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Small intestinal lipomas are rare, but may cause obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. The endoscopic unroofing technique excises only the upper third of the lipoma and allows both histological confirmation and complete treatment with minimal risk of perforation. We present a rare case of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a jejunal lipoma. A 75-year-old man on antiplatelet therapy presented to our department with melena and anemia. Computed tomography revealed he had a 45-mm jejunal submucosal tumor with fat attenuation. Endoscopic resection using an endoscopic unroofing technique with double balloon enteroscopy was successfully performed. The tumor was confirmed to be a lipoma.
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- Reo Kobayashi
- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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Chen ZH, Lv LH, Pan WS, Zhu YM. Spontaneous expulsion of a duodenal lipoma after endoscopic biopsy: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:5086-5092. [PMID: 36160650 PMCID: PMC9494927 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal (GI) lipomas are benign submucosal tumors of mature adipocytes that arise mainly in the colon and stomach, sometimes in the ileum and jejunum, and rarely in the duodenum. Patients with symptomatic lipomas require endoscopic or surgical treatment. Spontaneous expulsion of lipomas after biopsy is a rare condition that has limited case reports.
CASE SUMMARY A 56-year-old man presented to our hospital with intermittent postprandial epigastric fullness. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a 10-mm soft yellowish submucosal lesion with the “pillow sign,” located in the second portion of duodenum. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) using a 12-MHz catheter probe showed a hyperechoic, homogenous, and round solid lesion (OLYMPUS EUS EU-ME2, UM-DP12-25R, 12-MHz radial miniprobe, Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). Deep biopsy was performed using the bite-on-bite technique with forceps. Histological examination was compatible with submucosal lipoma. The lesion spontaneously expelled 12 d after the biopsy. Follow-up EUS performed after 2 mo confirmed this condition.
CONCLUSION Deep biopsy could lead to spontaneous GI lipoma expulsion. This might be the first step in lipoma diagnosis and treatment.
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- Zhi-Hao Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
- Affiliated Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xianju County People’s Hospital, Taizhou 317300, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
- Affiliated Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
- Affiliated Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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Muramoto T, Negishi R, Takita M, Minato Y, Ohata K. Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection for a huge lipoma in the terminal ileum. VideoGIE 2020; 5:575-576. [PMID: 33204923 PMCID: PMC7650044 DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2020.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bronswijk M, Vandenbroucke AM, Bossuyt P. Endoscopic treatment of large symptomatic colon lipomas: A systematic review of efficacy and safety. United European Gastroenterol J 2020; 8:1147-1154. [PMID: 32746773 DOI: 10.1177/2050640620948661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Various techniques have been described for endoscopic resection of large symptomatic colon lipomas. Lipoma unroofing might provide a safer, more time efficient and easier technique compared to dissection-based techniques, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or loop-assisted resection. The aim of this systematic review was to compare efficacy and safety (endoscopic resolution rates, clinical remission rates and adverse events) of lipoma unroofing with respect to dissection-based techniques, EMR or loop-assisted resection. METHODS As most outcomes were binary in nature and several outcomes did not occur in some studies, routine calculation of standard errors in outcome probability was not possible. Therefore, original patient data were extracted, after which efficacy and safety were compared. RESULTS Twenty four studies met the selection criteria, which encompassed 77 lesions (46.8% female, mean age 63 years (interquartile range (IQR) 53-72 years), mean size 45.4 mm (IQR 30.0-60.0 mm). Ten patients underwent unroofing (13.0%), whereas 7 (9.1%), 31 (40.3%) and 29 patients (37.7%) underwent dissection-based techniques, EMR and loop-assisted-snare resection, respectively. Endoscopic resolution rates were 60%, 100% (p = 0.103), 93.6% (p = 0.024) and 93.1% (p = 0.028). Clinical remission rates were identical in all four groups (100%). Amongst patients who underwent EMR and loop-assisted techniques, adverse events were identified in 12.9% (p = 0.556) and 13.8% (p = 0.556), respectively, compared to none in the unroofing and dissection-based resection group. CONCLUSIONS In patients with large colon lipomas, endoscopic treatment by unroofing, dissection-based resection, EMR and loop-assisted resection provided similar clinical remission rates. Amongst patients undergoing EMR and loop-assisted resection, increased endoscopic resolution rates were seen at the expense of more adverse events, although the latter did not reach statistical significance. Until more reliable comparative data are available, the most optimal resection technique should rely on local expertise and patient profile.
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- Michiel Bronswijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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Iqbal R, Hamer PW. Spontaneous expulsion of a giant colonic lipoma. ANZ J Surg 2020; 90:1787-1788. [PMID: 31904162 DOI: 10.1111/ans.15641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Ramiz Iqbal
- Department of Surgery, Central Coast Local Health District, Central Coast Region, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Central Coast Local Health District, Central Coast Region, New South Wales, Australia.,Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Endoscopic Treatment of Intussusception From Massive Colonic Lipomas via Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: A Case Series. ACG Case Rep J 2019; 6:e00177. [PMID: 31750367 PMCID: PMC6831141 DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Although the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic resection of colonic lipomas has already been described, the ideal excisional technique continues to be debated. Notably, a majority of the proposed techniques focus on small, incidentally found lipomas. We report 3 patients with massive (≥8 cm) colonic lipomas presenting as intussusception that were successfully treated by piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection. We propose endoscopic mucosal resection as the endoscopic treatment of choice and feasible alternative to surgery for the management of intussuscepting lipomas.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michiel Bronswijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Okada M, Sakamoto H, Hayashi Y, Yano T, Shinozaki S, Sunada K, Lefor AK, Yamamoto H. Curative endoscopic treatment of intussusception due to a giant colonic lipoma using a wedged balloon and ligation with detachable snares. Clin J Gastroenterol 2019; 12:320-324. [PMID: 30707403 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-019-00943-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A 67-year-old woman presented with symptoms of bowel obstruction. Radiographic and ultrasonographic findings suggested colo-colonic intussusception caused by a colonic lipoma. Colonoscopy with an endoscope tip balloon was performed for reduction. The intussusception was partially reduced by injecting dilute contrast media with a wedged inflated balloon at the endoscope tip. For definitive treatment of the polyp, ischemia was induced using a detachable snare. The abdominal pain well improved after endoscopic treatment. However, ultrasonography suggested a residual lesion. Another detachable snare was applied to the stalk on day 6. A large amount of dark-red necrotic tissue was passed per anus the following day. One month later, complete scarring of the site was confirmed colonoscopically. This is the first report of curative endoscopic treatment of an intussusception due to a giant colonic lipoma with detachable snares after the reduction with a wedged balloon of colonoscope tip.
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- Masahiro Okada
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan.,Shinozaki Medical Clinic, Utsunomiya, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan.
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Shi L, Zhao Y, Li W. Endoscopic resection of a giant colonic lipoma with endoloop-assisted unroofing technique: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e10995. [PMID: 29879057 PMCID: PMC5999471 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000010995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Colonic lipomas are uncommon benign submucosal adipose tumorsthat are usually asymptomatic. Large lipomas can cause symptoms require treatment in principle. We report 1 case of giant colonic lipoma removed with endoloop-assisted unroofing technique instead of conventional surgical bowel resection. PATIENT CONCERNS A 62-year-old female patient presented with intermittent abdominal discomfort for 1 month. DIAGNOSIS The patient was diagnosed as having a giant colonic lipoma. INTERVENTION Endoscopic resection with endoloop-assisted unroofing technique was performed. On the 22nd day after resection, intestinal obstruction occurred by shedding mass was found; the symptoms of this patient disappeared soon after removal of the mass by endoscopy. OUTCOMES A follow-up colonoscopy 6 months later showed a scarred mucosa at the ligation site and no residual lipoma was observed. LESSONS Endoscopic resection with endoloop-assisted unroofing technique remains a viable option for giant lipomas; however, postoperative intestinal obstruction caused by shedding mass should be noted.
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Tomiki Y, Niwa K, Nagayasu K, Okazawa Y, Ito S, Ichikawa R, Ro H, Ishiyama S, Sugimoto K, Sakamoto K. Two Patients with Large Colonic Lipomas for which Endoscopic Unroofing was Ineffective. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2016; 10:538-544. [PMID: 27843431 PMCID: PMC5091224 DOI: 10.1159/000450542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Endoscopic unroofing is effective for treating large colonic lipomas. However, additional endoscopic resection is occasionally required when the outcomes of initial unroofing are incomplete. The colonoscopy of an 82-year-old woman with abdominal pain revealed a yellowish lipoma of about 20 mm in the transverse colon. The mass was treated by unroofing, but a follow-up colonoscopy 5 days later revealed residual lipoma. One month later, the regenerated surface had become covered with mucosa, and the status of the lipoma had returned to that before unroofing. The colonoscopy of a 74-year-old man with abdominal pain and melena revealed a 50-mm-wide protruding lipoma in the transverse colon. The mucosa of the upper third of the lipoma was excised using an electric knife and snare, which allowed the immediate partial drainage of adipose tissue. Unroofing proceeded, but 7 days later, the unroofed surface had become coated with a white substance, and the residual lipoma required additional endoscopic resection. Colonic lipomas are often asymptomatic. However, patients with abdominal pain and hemorrhage should be treated in consideration of complete resection, but not by unroofing, which could leave a residual tumor. Drainage should be confirmed after unroofing and any residual lipoma should be treated by additional resection.
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- Yuichi Tomiki
- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Virgilio E, Mercantini P, Cavallini M. Is endoscopic resection a correct treatment for atypical gastrointestinal lipomas? World J Clin Cases 2016; 4:30-32. [PMID: 26798629 PMCID: PMC4714293 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i1.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We would like offering our experience about a very rare and underestimated type of gastrointestinal lipoma, which is the lipoma with precancerous or frankly malignant features of the mucosal epithelium, the so-called atypical lipoma. So far, only few cases have been described in the world literature. Recently, we grappled with what we think the first case of atypical colonic lipoma presenting with adenocarcinomatous transformation of the overlying epithelium, as discussed in more detail below. We propose a new definition and classification for this kind of lesions and discuss about their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
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Kopáčová M, Rejchrt S, Bureš J. Unroofing Technique as an Option for the Endoscopic Treatment of Giant Gastrointestinal Lipomas. ACTA MEDICA (HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ) 2015; 58:115-8. [PMID: 26960822 DOI: 10.14712/18059694.2016.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gastrointestinal lipomas are usually asymptomatic, detected incidentally. However, they can cause severe symptoms such as obstruction, invagination, and bleeding. The transsection of an infarcted or large lipoma by needle sphincterotome (needle knife) and/or snare polypectomy of the upper part of the tumour is an option for the endoscopy treatment of giant infarcted lipomas. Cutting a top of lipoma (unroofing technique) allowed flow out of adipose tissue from the lipoma.
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- Marcela Kopáčová
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Kim GW, Kwon CI, Song SH, Jin SM, Kim KH, Moon JH, Hong SP, Park PW. Endoscopic resection of giant colonic lipoma: case series with partial resection. Clin Endosc 2013; 46:586-90. [PMID: 24143327 PMCID: PMC3797950 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2013.46.5.586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 10/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Colonic lipoma, a very rare form of benign tumor, is typically detected incidentally in asymptomatic patients. The size of lipoma is reported variously from 2 mm to 30 cm, with higher likelihood of symptoms as the size is bigger. Cases with symptom or bigger lesion are surgically resected in principle; endoscopic resection, which has developed recently with groundbreaking advance of endoscopic excision technology, is being used more often but with rare report of success due to high chance of complications such as bowel perforation or bleeding. The authors report here, together with a literature review, our experiences of three cases of giant colonic lipomas showing complete remission after aggressive unroofing technique, at certain intervals, using snare catheter at the origin of the lipoma so that the remaining lipoma could be drained out of the exposed surface spontaneously, in order to reduce complications.
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- Gun Woo Kim
- Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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