Multiple lipomas within jejunal duplication cyst

Lipoma of the small intestine is a benign tumour of mesenchymal origin which is mostly found by chance during gastrointestinal investigation. Invaginations account for 2/3 of small bowel occlusion caused by up to 80% of tumours and the lipoma is the most frequent benign tumour that causes invagination in its submucous polypoid and it is in more or less scissile form. However, multiple lipomas within the intestinal duplication canal as a predominant cause of partial intestinal obstruction is an exceptional clinical scenario...

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