Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Small Bowel Lipoma with Acute Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report & Literature Review

Nur ‘Aqilah Hadenor *

Department of Surgery, Hospital Kuala Lumpur Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

M. S. Baharudin

Department of Surgery, Hospital Kuala Lumpur Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Small bowel obstruction is a common acute presentation in any general surgical unit, however an obstruction secondary to a intusussuception from a complication of Small Bowel Lipoma are rare. We present a case of small bowel obstruction caused by Small bowel lipoma which was successfully treated with a laparotomy and Small Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis

Keywords: Small bowel obstruction, anastomosis, colonic lipomas, peritoneum

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