Gastrointestinal stromal tumors and shock

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinically, they are associated with nonspecific symptoms, but some patients can present gastrointestinal bleeding with shock. We report two cases of GIST of the small bowel, revelated by hemo...

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Autores principales: Majdoub Hassani, Karim Ibn, Zahid, Fatim Zahra, Ousadden, Abdelmalek, Mazaz, Khalid, Taleb, Khalid Ait
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Shock Scenarios
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20009312
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.55344
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Sumario:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinically, they are associated with nonspecific symptoms, but some patients can present gastrointestinal bleeding with shock. We report two cases of GIST of the small bowel, revelated by hemorrhagic shock secondary to acute bleeding, succesfully treated by emergency surgery.

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