Presentation
Intermittent abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
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Selected coronal images through the abdomen demonstrate a 1.5cm well circumscribed intraluminal fat density lesion within the small bowel. There is no evidence of surrounding stranding or intussusception.
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Small bowel lipoma (orange arrow) without evidence of obstruction or intussusception. Fat in the normal ileocecal valve (blue arrows).
Case Discussion
Intermittent abdominal pain is a diagnostic challenge, often made harder by incidental findings such as a small lipoma.