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AUTHOR
C. La Barbera
Small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding in patient with type 1 Neurofibromatosis: Management and laparoscopic treatment. Case report and review of the literature
Highlights • A multidisciplinary team is mandatory for the correct management of hemorrhagic GIST and its complications. • There is a well-known association between type 1 Neurofibromatosis and GIST. • Type 1 Neurofibromatosis-GIST and sporadic GIST have different behaviour. • In case of localised and resectable GIST surgical treatment is the mainstay. • Laparoscopic approach, if performed correctly, is safe and effective with better short-term outcomes then open surgery.
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR AND IMPLICATIONS OF NEO-ADJUVANT TREATMENT
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is not frequently type of sarouma found in the digestive system, often arise in the wall of the stomach or stromal cells of the intestinal wall.