title: Laparoscopic-assisted resection of a bleeding gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
abstract: The authors report a case of a 29-year-old male patient with a severe lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in whom a successful laparoscopic diagnosis and resection (assisted) of an ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) was performed. Laparoscopy can be very useful in the diagnosis and treatment of selected cases of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery of The American-British Cowdray Hospital, Mexico City.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cueto
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Frias
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castañeda-Leeder
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baquera-Heredia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017154:Stromal Cells; D016896:Treatment Outcome