title: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor causing small bowel intussusception in a patient with Crohn's disease.
abstract: We report a case of jejunoileal intussusception in a 42-year-old patient with Crohn's disease caused by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient complained of vague diffuse abdominal pain for a period of 4 mo. Intussusception was suspected at computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans. Segmental resection of the small intestine was performed. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a gastrointestinal stromal tumor as well as aphthous ulcerations and areas of inflammation, which were characteristic of Crohn's disease. This is the first report of small bowel intussusception due to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor coexisting with Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippocration University Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece.
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Theodoropoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linardoutsos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsamis
authors.forename: Paraskevas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stamopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zagouri
authors.forename: Nikolaos V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Michalopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed