Üst gastrointestinal sistem lipomları: 33 olgunun irdelenmesi

Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients diagnosed as lipoma. Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed as lipoma in our department between July 2000-February 2009 were analyzed. Results: There were 16 (48.5%) male and 17 (51.5%) female patients, with an average age of 54 (33-85). Dyspepsia was the most common indication for endoscopy. All of the patients were diagnosed based on the typical endoscopic ultrasonographic findings of lipomas. The antrum was the most common localization for the lesions. Conclusions: Endoscopic ultrasonography is the first diagnostic tool for diagnosis of lipomas because of its typical endosonographic findings.