Lower Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Secondary to an Ileal Lipoma Protruding into the Caecum

N. AndromanakosDepartment of Propaedeutic Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.

C. SiokaDepartment of Propaedeutic Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.

A. GlinavouDepartment of Propaedeutic Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.

G. KouraklisDepartment of Propaedeutic Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.View further author information

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We report the case of a patient with lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The cause of the haemorrhage was a lipoma of the terminal ileum that protruded into the caecum. The diagnosis was made endoscopically and radiologi-cally. It was surgically treated with local excision.

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