title: Use of balloon enteroscopy in preoperative diagnosis of neurofibromatosis-associated gastrointestinal stromal tumours of the small bowel: a case report.
abstract: Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is one of the most common inheritable disorders and is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). However, the predominant location of these lesions in the small bowel makes them difficult to diagnose. We report the successful use of balloon enteroscopy in conjunction with conventional methods for clinical diagnosis of jejunal GISTs in a 70-year-old man with NF1 who presented with melaena. The importance of screening NF1 patients for GISTs and the complementary role of balloon enteroscopy with capsule endoscopy in such diagnoses is discussed.
authors.forename: Kazuki
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authors.lastname: Takakura
authors.forename: Mikio
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authors.lastname: Kajihara
authors.forename: Shigemasa
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authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Tomohisa
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authors.lastname: Nagano
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authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Masahiro
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authors.lastname: Ikegami
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authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
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authors.lastname: Yanaga
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authors.lastname: Arihiro
authors.forename: Tomohiro
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authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tajiri