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23 March 2024: Articles

A 58-Year-Old Woman with Acute Torsion of the Small Bowel Due to Diffuse Intestinal Lipomatosis

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Wenfei Liu * , Tianyu Zhou * , Xiaoying Zhu E , Jianlin Wu E , Jing Yu E* , Qing Zhang E*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942527

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942527

Figure 3. The surgical resection specimen in a 58-year-old woman with acute intestinal volvulus due to diffuse intestinal lipomatosis. A large number of soft grayish-yellow nodules can be seen in the submucosa of the small intestine.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923