Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of Gastric Stromal Tumor (GIST).
BACKGROUND
Laparoscopic treatment in general, in recent age has proven that it is well associated with low morbidity, mortality, fast recovery, less pain and sound oncologic outcomes. Recent reports from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) GIST Task Force and the GIST Consensus Conference under the auspices of The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) show that laparoscopic resection may be used for small gastric GISTs (< 2 cm in size).


METHODS
We report, all the benefits of laparoscopic approach which include short hospitalization, less pain, better cosmetic effect and good oncological outcome, in this case report of 60 year old female patient with gastric GIST larger than 2 cm.
Department of Surgery, General hospital Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
Josip
J
Samardzic
Department of Surgery, General hospital Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
Boris
B
Hreckovski
Department of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ismar
I
Hasukic
Clinic for Surgery, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sefik
S
Hasukic
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
GIST; laparoscopic resection