Konik Ryan D, Rhodes Ronald A
Department of General Surgery, Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH, USA.
J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Jul 2;2018(7):rjy155. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy155. eCollection 2018 Jul.
Submucosal lipomas of the small bowel are rare, often asymptomatic, benign tumors. Large lesions may present with acute symptoms such as a bowel obstruction from an intussusception or acute hemorrhage. Acute findings such as these require operative intervention. In this case, we present a 53-year-old female with a complete small bowel obstruction secondary to a submucosal lipoma without signs of an intussusception.