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 3. Microscopic features of ileocecal mucosal changes indicating lipomatosis: (A) Scanner view showing the ileocecal valve mucosa with submucosal adipose tissue. (B) Low-power view (10×) illustrating the ileocecal valve mucosa with prominent submucosal adipose tissue. (C) High-power view (40×) demonstrating individual submucosal adipocytes within the ileocecal valve mucosa.

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

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