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- Case Report A Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Jejunum with Hemorrhage Which was Preoperatively Diagnosed by Double Balloon Enteroscopy
- Sang Hoon Han, Chang Bum Ryu, Hyun Sik Na, Sang Gyune Kim, Bong Min Ko, Kye Won Kwon, Su Jin Hong, Young Suk Kim, Jin Oh Kim, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim
- Intestinal Research 2006;4(2):110-113. Published online: December 30, 2006
Institute for Digestive Research, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, Soon Chun Hyang University, College of Medicine, Bucheon and Seoul, Korea
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Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tracts that usually arise in the stomach and small intestine. Recent studies, suggest that they originate from gastrointestinal pacemaker cells (interstitial cell of Cajal). In most cases symptoms are nonspecific and diagnosis is achieved incidentally after radiologic evaluation. Some patients initially present with obscure GI bleeding and are diagnosed after sugical intervention. We report a patient who presented with hematochezia who was diagnosed preoperatively with gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the jejunum by double-balloon enteroscopy and multi-directional computed tomogram. (Intestinal Research 2006;4:110-114)
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