title: [GIST: surgical treatment of 34 cases].
abstract: In our Department of General Surgery 34 patients underwent surgery for GIST from 1983 to 2002. In stomach (21 cases) we performed: 7 local resections, 7 partial gastric resections, 5 total gastrectomies, 1 total gastrectomy + splenopancreatectomy, 1 diagnostic laparoscopy with biopsy. In small bowel (5 cases) we performed a typical intestinal resection, while in colon localization (4 cases) 2 anterior colorectal resections and 2 right partial colectomies. In duodenal and omental localization (2 cases each) we performed local resection. There was no operative mortality or morbidity. Actual survival is 67.6%. Prognostic prediction on the basis of histological findings is difficult, thus after surgery we suggest a long last follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale SS Trinità, ASL 8, Cagliari.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hellies
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sulis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puliga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pietrangeli
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome