Small intestinal submucosal lipoma: a rare cause of secondary intussusception in a child

• Main Authors: Taycir Cheikhrouhou (Author), Mahdi Ben Dhaw (Author), Mohamed Zouari (Author), Hayet Zitouni (Author), Rim Kallel (Author), Naourez Gouiaa (Author), Tahya Sellami Boudawara (Author), Riadh Mhiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Intestinal lipomas are benign, non-epithelial, intestinal tumors with an exceptionally rare localization at the ileum. Lipomas in the small intestine occur mainly in elderly patients and seldom occur in childhood. They are frequently asymptomatic, possibly due to their slow growt...