title: [Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in emergency surgery].
abstract: Although rare, gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. We present our experience with the treatment of 8 patients affected by gastrointestinal stromal tumours of the ileum and colon. These cases were characterised by acute bleeding, intestinal obstruction or diffuse abdominal pain, and all of them underwent an emergency surgical treatment. We performed six partial resections of the ileum, one right hemicolectomy and one left hemicolectomy. Three patients died after surgical procedures for disease relapse, one died 10 years later due to other complications, and the others are still alive.
authors.affiliation: UCO di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Trieste.
authors.forename: Arrigo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spivach
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fezzia
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonifacio
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: Maria Assunta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cova
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zacchi
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zanconati
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed