Usefulness of virtual colonoscopy in the diagnosis of symptomatic large colonic lipomas

Koktener A., Erden A.

AUSTRALASIAN RADIOLOGY, cilt.51, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01798.x
  • Dergi Adı: AUSTRALASIAN RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: colon, computed tomography colonography, lipoma, virtual colonoscopy, CT COLONOGRAPHY, GIANT LIPOMA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lipomas of the colon are uncommon tumour of the gastrointestinal tract, but cause diagnostic difficulty when they are symptomatic. We reported two cases of symptomatic, large colonic lipoma. Colonoscopy was incomplete because of the narrowing lumen caused by lipomas. By the help of computed tomography colonography/virtual colonoscopy, colonic lipomas were diagnosed correctly, but also proximal colon was examined.