A 58-Year-Old Woman with Acute Torsion of the Small Bowel Due to Diffuse Intestinal Lipomatosis
Wenfei Liu,
Tianyu Zhou,
Xiaoying Zhu
et al.
Abstract:Patient: Female, 58-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Diffuse small intestinal lipomatosis
Symptoms: Abdominal swelling • feelings of nausea • vomiting • reduced ability to defecate for at least two days
Clinical Procedure: —
Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology • Radiology
Objective:
Rare disease
Background:
Diffuse intestinal lipomatosis is a rare condition that infiltrates mature fatty tissue into the intesti… Show more
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