title: An elective combined caesarean section and small bowel GIST resection during the third trimester of pregnancy: Report of a case.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs) are rare with an estimated incidence of only 11-15 per million. In pregnancy, GISTs are an extremely rare occurrence and are thus complex to manage from an ethical, surgical and oncological perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the first reported case in the literature of a successful combined lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) and a tumour resection in a 31-year-old pregnant patient presenting with a small bowel GIST.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We compare and contrast our case with other reported cases of GIST resection in pregnancy and discuss the challenges faced by both patients and clinicians.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case demonstrates that a combined LSCS and GIST resection is feasible. In addition, our case highlights the importance of both the multidisciplinary setting and the consideration of patients' wishes in the successful management of this complex group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Lister Hospital, Corey Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4AB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nora.haloob@nhs.net.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haloob
authors.forename: A A P
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Slesser
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Haloob
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khan
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authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bostanci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdulla