[An atypical case of massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage].
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.
Domínguez Jiménez
José Luis
JL
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain. jldomiguezjim@hotmail.com
Cerezo Ruiz
Antonio
A
Guiote Malpartida
Sandra
S
González Galilea
Angel
A
Vidal
Alfredo
A
Padillo Ruiz
Francisco Javier
FJ
Zurera
Luis
L
de la Mata García
Manuel
M
Montero Alvarez
José Luis
JL
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