Gastric outlet obstruction from duodenal lipoma in an adult

The duodenum is a rare site for gastrointestinal lipoma with less than 230 cases reported in the literature. Although, peptic ulcer disease remains the most common benign cause of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO), duodenal lipomas remain a rare, but possible cause of GOO and could pose a diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Promise N Wichendu, Amabra Dodiyi-Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2013;volume=19;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Wichendu