A giant colonic submucosal lipoma: An uncommon cause of colo-colonic intussusception with review of literature

Abstract

Intestinal intussusception is a rare condition in adult. The early diagnosis is challenging and has chronic or acute subacute course. They often present with nonspecific symptoms. Colo-colonic intussusception in adults is often caused by malignant lesions colonic lipomas are rare mesenchymal tumors and the majority are asymptomatic and their size is usually <2 cm. Giant submucosal lipomas in sigmoid colon are rare mesenchymal tumors and rarely cause colo-colonic intussusception. Abdominal computed tomography and colonoscopy are the choice of modalities for preoperative diagnosis. Segmental colonic resection with lipoma is the choice of therapy in elderly males with symptomatic and larger submucosal lipoma.