Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms affecting the digestive tract or nearby structures within the abdomen. We present a case of a 66-year-old female patient who presented with obscure anemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding and underwent exploratory laparotomy during which a large GIST of the small intestine was discovered. Examining the preoperative results of video capsule endoscopy, computed tomography, and angiography and comparing them with the operative findings we discuss which of these investigations plays the most important role in the detection and localization of GIST. A sort review of the literature is also conducted on these rare mesenchymal tumours.
Highlights
We present a case of a 66-year-old female patient who presented with obscure anemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding and underwent exploratory
C comparing them with the operative findings we discuss which of these investigations plays the most important role in the detection and localization of Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs)
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Summary
Preoperative diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding due to a GIST of the jejunum: a case report Stavros Gourgiotis*1,4, Dimitrios Kotoulas, Stavros Aloizos . Aikaterini Kolovou , Nikolaos S Salemis and Ioannis Kantounakis Address: 1Second Surgical Department, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Greece, 2Intensive Care Unit, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens,. E Greece, 3Radiology Department, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Greece, 441 Zakinthinou Street, 15669, Papagou, Athens, Greece, 537. D Abstract E Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms affecting the digestive tract or nearby structures within the abdomen. We present a case of a 66-year-old female patient who presented with obscure anemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding and underwent exploratory. A sort review of the literature is conducted on these rare mesenchymal tumours
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