A Case of Lymphangioma of the Transverse Colon Causing Intussusception

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman presented to the emergency clinic in our hospital because of a two-day history of intensifying epigastralgia, and she was diagnosed with intussusception caused by tumor of the transverse colon by an abdominal plain CT scan. As she had severe abdominal pain associated with peritoneal irritation symptoms, we peformed an emergency surgery. Operative findings showed the presence of intussusception caused by a tumor of the transverse colon. The colonic intussusception was easily reduced with Hutchinson's maneuver and no blood flow disturbance was seen in the colon. We performed partial resection of the transverse colon to excise the specimen and confirmed it to be submucosal tumor.

Consequently, we completed the surgery without performing additional lymph node dissection. The histopathological diagnosis was cystic lymphangioma. Her postoperative course was uneventful. She was discharged from our hospital on the 7^th postoperative day.