Intussusception caused by a small intestinal lipoma with ectopic gastric mucosa containing gastric cystica profunda component cells within the inverted Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report

Abstract Background Lipomas are the most common cause of intussusception in adults. To our knowledge, however, no cases of lipoma and ectopic gastric mucosa with gastritis cystica profunda (GCP) have been reported. We report a case of intussusception caused by a small intestinal lipoma with ectopic...

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Main Authors: Natsuko Yamauchi, Takashi Ito, Hiroki Matsuoka, Teruhiro Chohno, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Takamasa Ohnishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-11-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01061-y