{"title":"Massive jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumour bleed - a case report.","authors":"I N Palkowski, S Visagie, M Malik","doi":"10.36303/SAJS.02503","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Summary: </strong>We present a rare case of a massive gastrointestinal bleed from a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) originating from the jejunum. GISTs make up only 0.1-3% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms and typically present as an occult or chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding from the small bowel is uncommon and can be a challenging diagnosis to make.</p>","PeriodicalId":51161,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Surgery","volume":"63 2","pages":"103-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African Journal of Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJS.02503","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Summary: We present a rare case of a massive gastrointestinal bleed from a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) originating from the jejunum. GISTs make up only 0.1-3% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms and typically present as an occult or chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding from the small bowel is uncommon and can be a challenging diagnosis to make.
期刊介绍:
The South African Journal of Surgery (SAJS) is a quarterly, general surgical journal. It carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice and other surgical articles and personal opinion, South African health-related news, obituaries and general correspondence.