Torsion of a preperitoneal pedunculated lipoma of anterior abdominal wall mimicking acute appendicitis

Lipoma is the most common benign tumor of adipose tissue. Lipomas can occur almost anywhere in the body, but are rarely found in parietal peritoneum of abdominal wall. Occasionally lipomas are detected incidentally during abdominal surgery for other organ pathologies. Presently described is rare cas...

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Published in:	Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 502 - 504
Main Authors:	Özemir, İbrahim Ali, Orhun, Kıvılcım, Bilgiç, Çağrı, Eren, Tunç, Bayraktar, Barış, Zemheri, Ebru, Ekinci, Özgür, Alimoğlu, Orhan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Turkish
Published:	Turkey 01-09-2016
Subjects:	Abdominal Pain - etiology Abdominal Wall - pathology Adult Appendicitis - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Lipoma - complications Lipoma - diagnosis Lipoma - diagnostic imaging Lipoma - surgery Peritoneum - pathology Torsion Abnormality - diagnosis
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Summary:	Lipoma is the most common benign tumor of adipose tissue. Lipomas can occur almost anywhere in the body, but are rarely found in parietal peritoneum of abdominal wall. Occasionally lipomas are detected incidentally during abdominal surgery for other organ pathologies. Presently described is rare case of torsion of pedunculated lipoma originating in parietal peritoneum of anterior abdominal wall causing abdominal pain that mimicked acute appendicitis in 35-year-old woman.
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ISSN:	1306-696X
DOI:	10.5505/tjtes.2016.63500