title: Splenic artery aneurysm presenting with clinical features of a bleeding gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumour.
abstract: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours often present with insidious upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Initial definitive diagnosis can be difficult and therefore misdiagnosis is not infrequent. Here we report a case of upper GI bleeding caused by a splenic artery aneurysm that was misdiagnosed as a gastric GIST. This rare presentation of splenic artery aneurysm highlights the potential pitfalls of investigation in upper gastrointestinal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bouras
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Ft
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Warwick Hospital, Warwick, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shearman
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon