Open AccessSnapshot in surgery: intraperitoneal encapsulated fat necrosis
Author(s) -
Oh Han Boon,
Arab Nahlah,
Teo Lynette,
Lieske Bettina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.173
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , necrosis , fat necrosis , pouch , india ink , surgery , histology , pathology , anatomy
Key Clinical Message A 66‐year‐old man with rectal cancer was found to have an incidental ring‐like lesion in the left rectovesical pouch. Histology revealed an encapsulated fat necrosis. Intraperitoneal encapsulated fat necroses are postulated to be a result of infarcted epiploic appendages resulting in a free‐floating lesion.