Ileo-Cecal Lipomatosis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis Complicated with Appendicular Abscess: A Case Report

Eman Ibrahim Abdalla Osman; Mohammed Latif Elsayed; Premila Samuel; Khadija Ben Amor; Turki Faheem Alshammari

doi:10.12659/AJCR.946215

27 March 2025 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Ileo-Cecal Lipomatosis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis Complicated with Appendicular Abscess: A Case Report

Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Eman Ibrahim Abdalla Osman

^1ABCDEFG*, Mohammed Latif Elsayed^1BDG, Premila Samuel^1BEFG, Khadija Ben Amor^1B, Turki Faheem Alshammari^1ABCDFG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946215

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946215

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Figure 2. Gross anatomy of the ileocecal valve and surrounding structures in a female patient with lipomatosis: (A) View of the ileocecal valve from the ileal side, showing a yellow polypoidal appearance of the mucosa. (B) Yellow appearance of the ileocecal valve along with a portion of the necrotic cecum. (C) Ileocecal valve demonstrating a yellow polypoidal appearance of the mucosa.

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Ileo-Cecal Lipomatosis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis Complicated with Appendicular Abscess: A Case Report

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