Open AccessSpontaneous expulsion of a duodenal lipoma after endoscopic biopsy: A case report
Author(s) -
Zhihao Chen,
Lihong Lv,
Wensheng Pan,
Yimiao Zhu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5086
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , lipoma , duodenum , biopsy , lesion , duodenal bulb , colonoscopy , radiology , endoscopy , surgery , cancer , colorectal cancer
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.