Laparoscopic resection of two peritoneal loose bodies on the rectosigmoid colon

Authors

  • Ken-ichi Honda Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
  • Tomoko Nakagawa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
  • Yasushi Kurihara Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
  • Koji Kajitani Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
  • Tetsuji Ando Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
  • Masashige Tendo Department of Surgery, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
  • Aki Takase Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
  • Akihiro Hamuro Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20180204

Keywords:

Fat degeneration, Fatty appendix, Laparoscopy, Peritoneal loose body

Abstract

Laparoscopic examination of a 77-year-old woman revealed two peritoneal loose bodies connected to fatty appendices on the rectosigmoid colon and resected at the stalks. The peritoneal loose bodies were found to be fat-containing masses on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging, and postoperative pathological examination revealed fat degeneration tissue with or without fibrous outer layers.

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Published

2018-01-23

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Case Reports