Open AccessGiant duodenal lipoma: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding "case report"
Author(s) -
Marouane Baiss,
Anwar Rahali,
Hicham Elmajdoubi,
J. Mdaghri,
K. Lahlou,
R. Mssrouri,
S. Benamr,
Abdellatif Settaf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.342.28951
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , asymptomatic , endoscopy , surgery , gastrointestinal bleeding , gi bleeding , radiology
Duodenal lipoma is a rare location of visceral lipomas, most are found incidentally via endoscopy or surgery and usually are asymptomatic. We report the case of a 58-year-old patient with an active bleeding duodenal lipoma. Although endoscopic treatment was scheduled initially, surgical intervention ultimately was indicated due to large size of tumor.