Small intestinal obstruction due to subserosa fibrolipoma in a 2-year-old child: A case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Timothy Adewale Olajide (Author), Collins Chijioke Adumah (Author), Oluwalana Timothy Oyekale (Author), Oladipo Omoseebi (Author), Adebimpe A Afolabi (Author), Babatunde A Afolabi (Author), Shuaib Kayode Aremu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are generally rare. They are rare in children, and when they occur they are usually submucosa. Most of the submucosa lipomas of GIT are present in the colon (65%-75%) and small intestine (25%). In children, intestinal lipoma is a documented cause of pathol...