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  • Title: An ileo-ileal intussusception secondary to polypoid lipoma in a child, a case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Abdelmohsen SM, Osman MA, Hussien MT.
    Journal: Int J Surg Case Rep; 2019; 57():88-90. PubMed ID: 30927709.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Intramuscular intestinal lipoma is one of the rare benign tumours of the small intestine in children and acts as a lead point of intussusception. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We describe a case in which a 4-year-old boy presented with recurrent attacks of colicky abdominal pain and non-bilious vomiting. Abdominal examination was irrelevant. Per rectum (PR) examination indicated an empty rectum without red currant jelly stool and non-palpable mass. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a target sign of intussusception. After a period of conservative treatment, the child passed normal coloured and well-formed stool. Exploratory laparotomy referred to a long segment ileo-ileal intussusception with a polypoid lipoma as a lead point. Microscopic examination showed a benign non-capsulated intramuscular ileal lipoma. DISCUSSION: Small bowel lipoma produces symptoms of intermittent bowel obstruction. Herein, the child presented with non- bilious vomiting, we attribute this to reflex sympathetic stimulation of the pylorus leading to pylorospasm. CONCLUSION: Small intestinal lipoma is a rare finding in children that may cause intussusception which does not resolve spontaneously.
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