A Case Report of a Bleeding Duodenal Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumor and its Emergent Management

A Case Report of a Bleeding Duodenal Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumor and its Emergent Management

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) arising in the duodenum is a rare subtype of mesenchymal tumor. GISTs have a reported incidence of 11.9–19.6 per million population and duodenal GISTs make up just 5% of these tumors. Common presentation of duodenal GISTs is through an upper gastrointestinal b...

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Main Authors: Yagan Pillay, Oladapo Mabadeje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Acute Care Surgery 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Acute Care Surgery
Subjects:
bleeding
duodenum
gastrointestinal stromal
gastrointestinal neoplasms
tumors
Online Access:http://www.jacs.or.kr/upload/pdf/jacs-2021-11-3-129.pdf

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