Gastric lipomas are rare tumors, accounting for 2%-3% of all benign gastric tumors. They are of submucosal or extremely rare subserosal origin. Although most gastric lipomas are usually detected incidentally, they can cause abdominal pain, dyspeptic disorders, obstruction, invagination, and hemorrhages. Subserosal gastric ...

Proteus syndrome is an extremely rare congenital disorder that produces multifocal overgrowth of tissue. This report presents a surgical case of a large lipoma in the abdominal wall of a patient with Proteus syndrome. She was diagnosed with Proteus syndrome based on certain diagnostic criteria. The neoplasm increased in size gradually, ...

Proteus syndrome is an extremely rare congenital disorder that produces multifocal overgrowth of tissue. This report presents a surgical case of a large lipoma in the abdominal wall of a patient with Proteus syndrome. She was diagnosed with Proteus syndrome based on certain diagnostic criteria. The neoplasm increased in size gradually, ...

A 34-year-old male with intrathoracic lipoma arising from the chest wall is described. Although asymptomatic, the patient was pointed out an abnormal shadow on the chest X-ray film taken at the mass survey. No findings of CT suggested lipoma. The tumor, measuring 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm in diameter, was surgically removed, and the diagnosis ...

IntroductionThe occurrence of intussusception in adults is rare. The condition is found in 1 in 1300 abdominal operations and 1 in 100 patients operated for intestinal obstruction. The child to adult ratio is 20:1.Case presentationA 52-year-old Irish Caucasian woman was investigated for a 3-month history of intermittent episodes of colicky midgut pain and associated ...

We report a rare case of giant mesenteric lipoma presenting with colicky abdominal pain. A 29-yr-old woman underwent laparoscopic resection for a giant mesenteric lipoma causing compression of the ileal loop. The resected ileal segment was encased by a giant fatty tissue, and normal mucosal fold patterns of the resected ileum were ...

Lipoma and angiolipoma are common benign neoplasms that occur in the subcutaneous tissue and rarely in the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors are usually asymptomatic but may present with abdominal pain, bleeding and obstruction. We present a 53-years-old woman with abdominal discomfort for several weeks accompanied with bloody ...

Lipoma is relatively common in the colon but is less often in the small intestine. Most lipomas are incidentally detected at endoscopy and are usually small and asymptomatic. However, some of them can present with obstruction and/or intussusceptions. Surgical resection is commonly recommended to remove such significant lipomas with a ...

Lipoma within jejunal duplication presenting as abdominal bloating and partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical entity. We report a case of 68-year-old man complaining of abdominal bloating for 10 d due to multiple lipomas arising from jejunal duplication cysts. Only a few cases of a single ...

Colonic lipomas are uncommon, benign, submucosal adipose tumors that are usually asymptomatic. Large lipomas can cause symptoms such as constipation, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and intussusception. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a history of lower abdominal pain and pseudoobstructive symptoms. ...

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A case study of a patient who presented with abdominal pain and a palpable mesogastric mass is discussed. Ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) demonstrated that the palpable mass was jejunojejunal intussusception of the small intestine. The lead point of the intussusception was a lipoma that appeared in the CT scan as a small intramural mass with an ...

The occurrence of intussusception in adults is rare, accounting for less than 5% of all cases of intussusceptions and almost 1%-5% of bowel obstruction. The condition is found in less than 1 in 1300 abdominal operations and 1 in 100 patients operated for intestinal obstruction. The child to adult ratio is more than 20:1. We report a rare case of ileocolic intussusception in an ...

We report a 12-year-old-boy with gastric lipoma. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy with biopsy and abdominal computed tomogram (CT) scan revealed the diagnosis. Open surgical excision of the mass with stomach preservation was done. The clinical presentation and management are discussed and the literature reviewed here. This is the sixth pediatric case ...

A patient with a history of epigastric abdominal pain and occasional vomiting is presented. During the study of an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, gastroduodenal invagination secondary to a gastric lipoma of 5.5 cm in diameter was diagnosed. Upper digestive endoscopy and gastroduodenal study were not diagnostic. Echography detected a duodenal mass ...

IntroductionAdrenal lipomas are rare, small, benign, non-functioning tumors, which must be histopathologically differentiated from other tumors such as myelolipomas or liposarcomas. They are usually identified incidentally during autopsy, imaging, or laparotomy. Occasionally, they may present acutely due to complications such as abdominal pain from ...

Lipoma is a benign tumour composed of well-differentiated adipocytes and is the most common soft tissue mass. We present a case of an intraluminal lipoma of the iliofemoral axis presenting as lower limb venous obstruction. In our case, definite diagnosis is impossible as there is aspecific symptomatology and radiologic imaging methods are not able to ...

A simple yet effective abdominal wall retractor for use in endoscopic surgery is described. It has been used in laparoscopic herniorrhaphy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the morbidly obese, and lysis of abdominal wall adhesions, and to control abdominal wall bleeding. ...

We report a case of abdominal wall reconstruction following excision of irradiated skin and a ventral hernia. A very large tensor fascia lata musculocutaneous flap was used with good results. The anatomical features of this flap make it an excellent method of abdominal wall reconstruction.

A hemangiosarcoma of the abdominal wall developed in a long-standing, nonhealing radiation-induced ulcer ten years after therapeutic irradiation for endometrial carcinoma.

A rare case of transmural dumbbell intrathoracic lipoma with intraspinal extension is reported. Preoperative diagnosis was possible with a computed tomographic scan and fine-needle aspiration cytology. Complete excision was curative. The chest wall defect was repaired with Prolene mesh. Only one similar case has been previously reported in the English ...

Incisional endometriosis (IE) is a rare entity reported in 0.03-1.08% of women following obstetric or gynecologic surgeries. Most cases reported in literature have appeared after cesarean sections and were often clinically mistaken for hernia, abscess, suture granuloma or lipoma. We hereby report a case of IE following a second trimester hysterotomy, which was diagnosed by ...

Incisional endometriosis (IE) is a rare entity reported in 0.03�1.08% of women following obstetric or gynecologic surgeries. Most cases reported in literature have appeared after cesarean sections and were often clinically mistaken for hernia, abscess, suture granuloma or lipoma. We hereby report a case of IE following a second trimester hysterotomy, which was diagnosed by ...

Abdominal wall defects and tissue loss that result from traumatic injury, surgical resection, failure of abdominal closures (i.e., incisional hernias) or ventral hernias are a common clinical problem. Currently, the repair of these tissue defects represents a reconstructive challenge to surgeons. The goal of ...

We report a case of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with a huge abdominal wall hematoma 60 minutes after laparoscopic appendectomy. During surgery there had been no sign of abdominal wall bleeding. We found a lateral abdominal wall hematoma caused by rupture of the ...

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a rare condition that can follow any blunt trauma. Associated intra-abdominal injuries are infrequent. In this study, we are reporting three cases, diagnosed as abdominal wall hernia associated with herniation of bowel loops due to blunt trauma. In one case, ...

Abdominal wall complications of TRAM flap breast reconstruction are well described. Synthetic mesh abdominal reinforcement is believed to decrease the incidence of these complications. An innovative technique with commonly available suture anchors has been used in a case of recurrent abdominal laxity after a TRAM ...

A 60-year-old obese woman was admitted to our hospital to receive surgical treatment for "slow-growing mediastinal lipoma". With the non-invasive examination such as CT scan and ultrasonography, she was revealed as Morgagni's hernia containing a greater omentum. With a trans-abdominal approach, we could take a good surgical field for the bilateral foramina ...

Abdominal wall endometrioma is a rare clinical condition with which the general surgeon is faced and usually presents a diagnostic challenge due to the similar signs and symptoms that this illness shares with other tumors of the abdominal wall. A clinical case which exemplifies this diagnostic challenge is ...

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... the abdominal wall) or a colostomy (the surgical creation of an opening between the large intestine and ...

A case of combined abdominal wall paresis and incisional hernia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is reported. The paresis possibly occurred by a lesion of the N. intercostalis when extending the incision for stone extraction. Possibly the paresis was a predisposing factor for the development of an incisional hernia. The causes of ...

... obesity, pregnancy, or excess fluid in the abdomen (ascites). Femoral Hernia: A hernia may develop just below ...

... Some adults have an umbilical hernia because of obesity, pregnancy, or excess fluid in the abdomen (ascites). Femoral ...

A full-thickness defect of the abdominal wall is rare and may occur as a complication of extended abdominal surgery procedures. We report about a 69-year-old patient who was presented to our department with a full-thickness abdominal wall defect and a fully exposed collagen-mesh for ...

Proteus syndrome (PS) is an extremely rare congenital hamartomatous syndrome that was first delineated by Cohen and Hayden (1). The estimated prevalence is less than 1 per 1,000,000 live births (2). It is a sporadic disorder that causes overgrowth of multiple tissues, especially bone, fat, and other connective tissues in a patchy or mosaic pattern. Subcutaneous as well as internal ...

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: The initial diagnosis of intussusception in adults very often can be missed and cause delayed treatment and possible serious complications. We report the case of an adult patient with complicated double ileoileal and ileocecocolic intussusception. CASE PRESENTATION: A 46-year-old Caucasian man was transferred from the gastroenterology service to the ...

IntroductionThe initial diagnosis of intussusception in adults very often can be missed and cause delayed treatment and possible serious complications. We report the case of an adult patient with complicated double ileoileal and ileocecocolic intussusception.Case presentationA 46-year-old Caucasian man was transferred from the gastroenterology service to the abdominal surgery ...

Abdominal wall competence is a major concern of all plastic surgeons using the TRAM flap for breast reconstruction. Low hernia rates and adequate abdominal stability are standard expectations in abdominal wall closure. Described here is this institution's experience with the use of a large ...

Lipomas are rare, subserosal, usually solitary, pedunculated small lesions appearing mainly in the large intestine with a minimal malignancy potential. They usually run asymptomatic and become symptomatic when they become enlarged or complicated causing intestinal obstruction, perforation, intusucception or massive bleeding. In rare cases they can be self-detached and expulsed ...

Lipomas are rare, subserosal, usually solitary, pedunculated small lesions appearing mainly in the large intestine with a minimal malignancy potential. They usually run asymptomatic and become symptomatic when they become enlarged or complicated causing intestinal obstruction, perforation, intusucception or massive bleeding. In rare cases they can be self-detached and expulsed ...

Most colonic lipomas are asymptomatic and need no treatment, whereas lesions larger than 2 cm can cause acute abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits, gastrointestinal bleeding, intussusception or bowel obstruction. Autoamputation of polypoid lesions in the gastrointestinal tract is indeed a rare phenomenon, and its precise mechanism remains unknown. It ...

Lipomas What are lipomas? Lipomas are benign (not cancerous), slow-growing tumors that come from fat cells. They are usually round, moveable, flattened ... How do I know if I have a lipoma? Usually a lipoma has been growing for years ...

The authors describe a case of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma that extended into the thigh along the course of the iliopsoas muscle. The tumor was successfully excised en bloc through an abdominal and a proximal thigh incision. Histopathologic examination revealed a well-differentiated, lipoma-like liposarcoma with clear surgical margins. The patient ...

Lipoma Basics Multimedia Definition Symptoms Causes Risk factors Preparing for your appointment Tests and diagnosis Treatments and ... Definition By Mayo Clinic staff CLICK TO ENLARGE Lipoma A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump ...

A 46-year-old man with Crohn's disease was referred to our hospital. In 2007, abdominal pain accompanied by redness and swelling of the right lower quadrant developed. A small bowel series and computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a stricture in the terminal ileum, suggesting a penetration of the abdominal wall. He was ...

Although blunt abdominal trauma is frequent, traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWH) are rare. We describe a large TAWH with associated intra-abdominal lesions that were caused by high-energy trauma. The diagnosis was missed by clinical examination but was subsequently revealed by a computed tomography (CT) scan. ...

Traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall is a rare and easily missed injury in the presence of major pelvic and abdominal lesions. We present a radiographically documented case of combined pelvic and acetabular fracture with a major contralateral traumatic hernia with avulsion of the internal oblique, the external oblique and the ...

We report three cases of unusual skin covered abdominal wall defects not accurately diagnosed by prenatal sonography. An associated omphalocele was recognized in two but misinterpreted as a giant omphalocele in one. Suspicious sonographic features--an enlarged abdominal circumference, irregular laxity of the ...

Comparing the Number of Surgical Site Infections:; Covering of the Abdominal Wall in Laparotomies With an Approved Abdominal 3M� Steri-Drape� Wound Edge Protector and Standard Woven; Swabs

Laparoscopists consider the umbilical and ventral midline area to be �vascular safe.� On occasion, however, the insertion of the first trocar at the umbilical port may result in severe abdominal wall hematoma.

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Primary cardiac tumors are relatively rare. No therapeutic guidelines have been established for the surgical indications of such cases. This creates therapeutic dilemmas, especially when the patient is asymptomatic. We describe the robot-assisted resection of an asymptomatic right atrial lipoma. A 63-year-old female was diagnosed to have a round mobile ...

The case was a 52-year-old female. Though the abnormal shadow on the chest X ray film was pointed out in 1990, she had been observed as a benign intrathoracic tumor for one year and four months. But she was admitted to our hospital for further evaluation because the mass shadow enlarged subsequently. The mass shadow was suspected as intrathoracic lipoma by the CT and MRI. ...

A 43-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department after a cardiac arrest of unknown etiology. The patient's medical history was unremarkable except for surgery to remove a mediastinal lipoma two years earlier. In the intensive care unit, he was observed to have a mass bulging from the left chest wall. Echocardiography showed cardiac herniation ...

Your peritoneum is the tissue that lines your abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in your abdomen. A liquid, peritoneal fluid, lubricates the surface ...

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Research article Current practice of abdominal wall closure in elective surgery � Is there any consensus?

Familial cases of isolated abdominal wall defects with variable expressivity in more than one generation have rarely been observed. We report four affected individuals within a small three-generation family with either variable non-syndromic abdominal wall defects or external genital anomalies. We discuss the ...

How to succeed in repairing an immense abdominal wall defect is often a perplexed question for surgeons. Finding perfect substitute material, therefore, is of great importance. The materials in this regard are often divided into two categories: biomaterial and non-boimaterial. The former has excellent mechanics properties while the latter possesses more ...

Abdominal wall bleeding may complicate any laparoscopic procedure. Piercing or laceration of vessels transversing the abdominal wall during trocar placement is generally the cause. Bleeding may occur at the very beginning of the surgery but, in some cases, it may go unrecognized for a while complicating the ...

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We report an unusual case of a enlarging anterior abdominal wall hematoma after percutaneous biopsy of a renal allograft. Angiography-directed embolization of the vessels filling the pseudoaneurysm was done and followed up with surgical exploration of the hematoma. In order to avoid this complication, Color Doppler evaluation of the overlying ...

We report an unusual case of a enlarging anterior abdominal wall hematoma after percutaneous biopsy of a renal allograft. Angiography-directed embolization of the vessels filling the pseudoaneurysm was done and followed up with surgical exploration of the hematoma. In order to avoid this complication, Color Doppler evaluation of the overlying ...

We propose a method to extract an abdominal aorta wall from an M-mode image. Furthermore, we propose the use of a Gaussian filter in order to improve image quality. The experimental results show that the Gaussian filter is effective in the abdominal aorta wall extraction.

IntroductionAppendices epiploicae are affected by spontaneous torsion, calcification, primary or secondary inflammation, enlargement by lipomas or metastases and incarceration in hernias.Case presentationA 20-year-old Asian man was admitted with non-specific abdominal pain, which later evolved to intestinal obstruction. Operative findings showed the small ...

Abdominal wall reconstruction in omphalopagus twins poses a difficult reconstructive challenge, as separation often results in a large abdominal wall defect. A number of options are available for closure, including tissue flaps, expanders and patches made of foreign material. Surgisis is a new biodegradable small ...

OBJECTIVES:: Abdominal wall reconstruction continues to evolve with improvement in technique and technology. This study reviews our experience with challenging full thickness (skin, muscle, and fascia) defects following tumor resections often in high-risk patients. METHODS:: All patients who underwent abdominal ...

A hernia of Morgagni (also called hernia of Morgagni-Larrey) is a congenital herniation of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity through a retrosternal diaphragmatic defect. The Morgagni hernia can create uncertainty in its diagnosis and difficulty for subsequent treatment. If after clinical examination and x-ray we suspect the hernia, computed tomography imaging should ...

A case of parosteal lipoma of the femur combined with hyperostosis is presented. The parosteal lipoma is a rare benign tumor containing adipose tissue and is intimately related to the periosteum. We report the MRI features and correlative pathologic findings of a parosteal lipoma. The MRI technique is useful for evaluating the ...

Parosteal lipomas (PL) account for 0.3% of all lipomas. They are composed of adipose tissue adjacent to the bone cortex and elicit bony reactive changes. Location of this typically slow-growing indolent lesion in the ribs is unusual. Albeit a benign condition, PL imaging findings may be misinterpreted as a malignant lesion. We present a patient with a PL ...

In 4 women patients aged over 60 years under anticoagulation, abdominal pain, which was in part clearly localizable, and signs of acute bleeding suddenly occurred. All were under treatment with marcoumar, while one was also in the transitional phase from parenteral to oral therapy with heparin. Initially, apart from pain on pressure, there were no local signs of bleeding. In ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a grave complication of ascending omphalitis in the neonate, but because it is rare some of the signs are not well documented. Rapidly progressive anterior abdominal wall edema and cellulitis were noted in 16 patients who were clinically diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. Fifteen of these patients died soon after emergence of ...

Abdominal wall endometriosis is a rare condition, which usually develops in a surgical scar of abdominal hysterectomy or Caesarean section. A 38-year-old lady presented in the surgical out patient department complaining of painful swelling in the lower abdomen, at the left edge of the scar of caesarean section. Computerized tomographic ...

We experienced a case of mediastinal lipoma, which is considered to be relatively rare disease. A 3-year-old girl was referred to Gifu University hospital because of fever and an abnormal shadow on her chest X-ray. The chest X-ray clearly showed a well-delineated tumor shadow which seemed to oppress the diaphragm and the right atrium in the right lower lung area. A computed ...

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Desmoid tumors are rare lesions without any metastatic potential but a strong tendency to invade locally and to recur. These tumors are associated with women of fertile age, especially during and after pregnancy. CASE PRESENTATION: The case of a desmoid tumor of the anterior abdominal wall in a 40-year-old Caucasian man with no ...

Abdominal wall hernias are common diseases of the abdomen with a global incidence approximately 4%-5%. They are distinguished in external, diaphragmatic and internal hernias on the basis of their localisation. Groin hernias are the most common with a prevalence of 75%, followed by femoral (15%) and umbilical (8%). There is a higher prevalence in males ...

BackgroundHyperthermic chemotherapy applies thermal energy to both abdominal wall as well as the intra-abdominal viscera. The combination of the hyperthemia, chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is associated with a defined risk of abdominal wall and intestinal morbidity reported to be ...

In Vivo Quantification of Blood Flow and Wall Shear Stress in the Human Abdominal Aorta During aorta of eleven young, healthy subjects. Heart rate increased from 73 6.2 beats/min at rest to 110 8.8 beats/min during exercise (p 0.0001). The total blood flow through the abdominal aorta increased from 2

IntroductionBreast reconstruction with autologous tissue transfer is now a standard operation, but abnormalities of the abdominal wall contour represent a complication which has led surgeons to invent techniques to minimize the morbidity of the donor site.Case presentationWe report the case of a woman who had bilateral transverse rectus abdominis ...

Intrathoracic lipomas are rare. A patient with a surgically proved mediastinal lipoma is described. The lesion presented as an asymptomatic radiolucent mass within the mediastinum and was detected on routine chest radiography. PMID:1244671

1528 ... www.nlm.nih.gov ... A lipoma is a noncancerous growth of fatty tissue cells. A lipoma can develop in almost any organ of the body although ...

The material properties of meshes used in hernia surgery contribute to the overall mechanical behaviour of the repaired abdominal wall. The mechanical response of a surgical mesh has to be defined since the haphazard orientation of an anisotropic mesh can lead to inconsistent surgical outcomes. This study was designed to characterize the mechanical ...

PURPOSE: Anchoring of the urinary bladder to the anterior abdominal wall is essential to prevent perivesical gas leak and dislodgement of trocar. Existing techniques have the risk of going through the peritoneal cavity and injuring the bowel. Our aim was to find a safe technique to anchor the bladder wall to the ...

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A substantial component of the pain experienced by patients after abdominal surgery is derived from the abdominal wall incision.The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a novel approach for blocking the abdominal wall neural afferents via the bilateral lumbar triangles of Petit.The block ...

Many thousand laparotomy incisions are created each year and the failure rate for closure of these abdominal wounds is between 10�15%, creating a large problem of incisional hernia. In the past many of these hernias have been neglected and treated with abdominal trusses or inadequately managed with high failure rates. The introduction of mesh has not had ...

Abdominal wall hematoma is a rare and life-threatening complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS), but it can occur when activated clotting time is prolonged. We report a right lateral abdominal wall hematoma caused by rupture of the superficial circumflex iliac artery after CAS in a 72-year-old man with ...

A case is reported in which an abdominal protrusion appeared in relation with a zosteric eruption at 11th dorsal dermatome. The motor deficit in zoster is unusual (2-3% in the reported series) and generally recognized when the extremities are affected. The frequency with which the abdominal muscles are involved is estimated to be around 0.17%, according to ...