To See or not to See, a Difficult Question in the Ileocaecal Region

Summary

A case is reported in which two diagnostic procedures were used to visualize colonic pathology, i.e. radiography and endoscopy. Neither of these methods led to the correct diagnosis. This case illustrates the need to combine and integrate the information obtained with the two methods, with respect to both the localization and the nature of the pathological process.

Key words:

Endoscopy - Lipomatosis