title: [Intestinal stromal tumors, rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Case report].
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors represent a heterogeneous group of mesenchymal tumors that can develop throughout the gastrointestinal tract. We present the clinical case of a patient with such malignancies occurred in the proximal jejunum and clinically manifested by a severe digestive hemorrhage with hemorrhagic shock and severe posthemorrhagic anemia. Pre-operative diagnosis was possible only through the Entero-MRI. The evolution was favorable after surgical extirpation. It's being discussed particular aspects of this lesion's entity and post-operative optimal attitude in this case.
authors.affiliation: Clinica I Chirurgie, Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţă Timişoara, U.M.F. "V. Babeş", Timişoara, Romania. srnolairu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olariu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruhmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bloancă
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shekhda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Străin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome