Adult entero-enteric intussusception caused by small bowel submucosal lipoma

Adult entero-enteric intussusception caused by small bowel submucosal lipoma

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Introduction: Intussusception is the prolapse of one TV Stand gastrointestinal segment into an adjacent part.Its incidence in adults is less than 10%.Objective: To presents a case of adult entero-enteric intussusception caused by small bowel submucosal lipoma.

Clinical case: A 66-year-old male patient with vague clinical manifestation that presented in a computed tomography scan typical invagination image, it showed the classical "target" and "sausage-like" images.He underwent surgery, where the diagnosis of adult entero-enteric intussusception was confirmed and then an en-bloc resection was performed.Anatomopathological examination revealed a submucosal lipoma of the jejunum.

Gastrointestinal lipomas have an incidence of 0.035% - 4.4%.

Conclusion: This is a rare case, not only because the intussusception is uncommon in adults but for the lead point Pepper Shakers found in it.