An uncommon cause of acute abdomen: Isolated small bowel obstruction due to gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are mesenchymaltumors with original histologic features which locatedprimarily in the gastrointestinal tract and abdomen. Mostcommon place for GIST is stomach (50%) and then thesmall intestine (25%) but GIST can be anywhere in thegastrointestinal system. Most o...

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Main Authors: Akın Önder, Abdullah Böyük, Zülfü Arıkanoğlu, Tufan Egeli, Fatih Taşkesen, Murat Okudan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Modestum Publishing LTD 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations
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Online Access:http://www.jceionline.org/upload/sayi/8/JCEI-00450.pdf