[Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in emergency surgery].
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.
Spivach
Arrigo
A
UCO di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Trieste.
Fezzia
Margherita
M
Bonifacio
Daniela
D
Pagani
Carlo
C
Cova
Maria Assunta
MA
Zacchi
Alberto
A
Zanconati
Fabrizio
F
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