Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 000, Number 000, August 2026, pages 000-000

Adult Splenic Flexure Colocolic Intussusception Due to a Submucosal Colonic Lipoma Presenting as Acute Abdomen

Figures

↓  Figure 1. Initial computed tomography (CT) of abdomen/pelvis, coronal view (a), axial view (b), demonstrating splenic flexure colocolic intussusception with a lead point.
Figure 1.
↓  Figure 2. Follow-up computed tomography (CT) of abdomen/pelvis, coronal view (a) and axial view (b), demonstrating splenic flexure colocolic intussusception with a lead point indicated by blue arrows, showing low-attenuation bowel wall thickening with surrounding edema.
Figure 2.
↓  Figure 3. Intraoperative laparoscopic view of splenic flexure colocolic intussusception with a lead point lesion, as shown by the orange arrow with blue arrow showing the transverse colon.
Figure 3.
↓  Figure 4. Histopathological examination of the lead point lesion demonstrating a submucosal colonic lipoma composed of mature adipocytes, confirming the benign nature of the intussusception lead point.
Figure 4.