A 71-year-old man was admitted to the emergency unit with upper gastrointestinal bleeding,
due to a gastric lipoma, which was controlled with conservative measures. Endoscopy and
computed tomography revealed a 4-cm submucosal mass located in the posterior wall of
gastric antrum. The patient underwent an elective laparoscopic transgastric resection of the
lipoma and discharged on postoperative day 6. Gastric lipomas are uncommon tumors that
can be incidentally found. They produce symptoms similar to peptic ulcer disease and can …