Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Report of a case.

Antonino Todaro MD3, Francesco Corallo MD3, Francesco Iaropoli MD1, Giusy Pintabona MD1, Elisabetta Morini MD2, Antonino Prof. De Lorenzo MD4, Vittorio Lombardo MD FACS1

1. Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Piemonte-Messina Italy.
2. Division of Endocrinology, IRCCS Ospedale Piemonte-Messina Italy
3. Division of Neuroscienze, IRCCS Ospedale Piemonte-Messina Italy
4. Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, School of Medicine and Surgery, "Tor Vergata" University- Rome, Italy

- 28/02/2022

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, GIST tumors as they are referred to currently, make up 20% of small bowel neoplasms and < 1% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms (incidence, 10 to 20 per million population). A 59-y-old female presented with a 2 month history of anemia and melena. The patient had a negative surgical history, was on no medications. She had no known drug allergies. A physical examination of her abdomen was unremarkable. Rectal examination was normal, guaic positive. Her blood work showed mild anemia. Laparoscopic operative approach to small bowel tumors is a feasible and appropriate operative technique. In GIST tumors, GI bleeding is the more common acute presentation, with bowel obstruction being less common.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, small bowel, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, laparoscopy