Open AccessGastric Lipoma
Author(s) -
Mustafizur Rahman,
Afroza Kutubi,
Md Shamsuddin Khan,
Mansurul Lslam,
Kamruzzaman Al Mahmud,
Sharmin Lslam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of surgical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8668
pISSN - 1728-2152
DOI - 10.3329/jss.v18i2.43760
Subject(s) - lipoma , medicine , subcutaneous fat , abdominal pain , surgery , general surgery , adipose tissue
Lipoma, a universal tumor of adult fat cells is usually encountered in the subcutaneous plane. However no part of human body is spared of having lipomas. Gastrointestinal lipomas though rare, may prove to be more dangerous and needs special attention for diagnosis and treatment. Here, we report a 55 year old female with gastric lipoma who presented with upper abdominal pain, dyspepsia and acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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