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Colonic lipoma as a source of massive hemorrhage

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Colonic lipomas are a rare source of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding requiring operative intervention. A case of massive hemorrhage from cecal lipomatosis is presented. The methods of preoperative diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery/SGHSG, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, 78236, Lackland AFB, Texas

    Dirk I. Rodriguez U.S.A.F., M.C. (Major), Dennis M. Drehner U.S.A.F., M.C. (Lt. Col.), David E. Beck U.S.A.F., M.C. (Major) & Clyde E. McCauley U.S.A.F., M.C. (Major)

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Rodriguez, D.I., Drehner, D.M., Beck, D.E. et al. Colonic lipoma as a source of massive hemorrhage. Dis Colon Rectum 33, 977–979 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139110

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