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A Case Report of Colon Obstruction due to Lipoma

Colon lipoma is a rare benign tumor which is usually detected incidentally and is mostly asymptomatic. The author describes a case of obstruction due to lipoma. A 46-year-old man with a two- month history of abdominal pain, and intermittent nausea, vomiting and melena for 3 weeks is reported. During colonoscopy, it was found that there was a colon mass and the pathological report showed chronic inflammation and a complete obstruction with barium was observed. Due to his constipation, severe abdominal pain and transverse, colectomy was performed. Pathological report showed submucosal lipoma. Finally, he felt well and was discharged from hospital.