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Ileal GIST presenting with bacteremia and liver abscess: A case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION: Small intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumors can infrequently present with intra-abdominal abscess, perforation, obstruction or fistula. Tumor-small intestine fistula is a rare phenomenon and occurs as a result of GISTs’ propensity to cause mucosal ulceration. This allows bacteria f...

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Autores principales: Gorelik, Marina, Sabates, Braulio, Elkbuli, Adel, Dunne, Tony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29324374
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.12.033