Gastrointestinal stromal tumor: an incidental finding during laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Lack of clinical symptoms and findings on preoperative upper endoscopy makes its diagnosis difficult in bariatric patients. A laparoscopic resection of the gastric GIST during bariatric surgery...

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Autor principal: Saurabh, Shireesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5676255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1194
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Sumario:Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Lack of clinical symptoms and findings on preoperative upper endoscopy makes its diagnosis difficult in bariatric patients. A laparoscopic resection of the gastric GIST during bariatric surgery is associated with good long‐term prognosis.

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