RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Small bowel volvulus is rare in adults and often has a precipitating factor. METHODS: This report describes a case of small bowel volvulus secondary to a mesenteric lipoma and reviews the literature describing this condition. CONCLUSION: Mesenteric lipoma is a rare precipitating cause of small bowel volvulus in adults. Computed tomography scanning may be useful for diagnosis preoperatively. The treatment of choice is surgery with complete excision of the lipoma.

Assuntos

Doenças do Íleo/etiologia , Volvo Intestinal/etiologia , Lipoma/complicações , Neoplasias Peritoneais/complicações , Adulto , Humanos , Doenças do Íleo/cirurgia , Volvo Intestinal/cirurgia , Lipoma/cirurgia , Masculino , Mesentério , Neoplasias Peritoneais/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X