title: [Unusual cause of gastric bleeding: leiomyoma].
abstract: The gastric leiomyoma is a rare non-epithelial tumor of the stomach that can either be asymptomatic (autoptical diagnosis) or, on the contrary, suddenly appear with severe gastric hemorrhage. The authors review the literature and report their own experience concerning 6 cases of gastric leiomyoma observed during 5 years. They discuss the clinical presentation, the difficulties of diagnosis and the therapeutic choices.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale, La Memoria, Gavardo (Brescia) Regione Lombardia-USSL 39.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pruneri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cerra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Rara causa di sanguinamento gastrico: il leiomioma.