Rectal Lipoma in an Elderly Male: A Case Report.
lipoma
management
rectal
transanal excision
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 May 2020
30 May 2020
Historique:
entrez:
4
7
2020
pubmed:
4
7
2020
medline:
4
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract are uncommon, benign non-epithelial tumors detected incidentally during surgery or endoscopy. Rectal lipomas are extremely rare. Patients may be asymptomatic or present with rectal bleeding, constipation, tenesmus and signs of intestinal obstruction. Preoperative diagnosis is challenging. Management consists of simple observation, endoscopic or laparoscopic removal, and open surgery. We present a case of an elderly male admitted to the Department of Surgery of a general hospital in Crete, complaining of a protruding rectal mass during defecation. CT raised the diagnostic suspicion. The mass was removed by trans-anal excision. Histopathology of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged home at the second postoperative day.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32617237
doi: 10.7759/cureus.8366
pmc: PMC7325349
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e8366Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Anyfantakis et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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