title: [An atypical case of massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage].
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are an infrequent cause (<1%) of severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Treatment is mainly surgical through complete tumoral resection. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with severe gastrointestinal bleeding manifested by melena. On physical examination the patient had a painless, palpable mass in the left abdomen. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, computed tomography, angiography and urgent surgical intervention led to diagnosis of a jejunal GIST.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain. jldomiguezjim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Domínguez Jiménez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerezo Ruiz
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guiote Malpartida
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Galilea
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Padillo Ruiz
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zurera
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Mata García
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Montero Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index