Small intestinal perforation due to a huge gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report and literature review

Small intestinal perforation due to a huge gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in transplant recipients are very rare and only a handful of cases have been reported to date. Here we present the first known case of a huge GIST in a kidney transplant recipient with perforation of small intestine. Case presentation A 64-...

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Main Authors: Ryohei Takahashi, Kazunobu Shinoda, Takashi Ishida, Yasuo Hamamoto, Shinya Morita, Hirotaka Akita, Sotaro Kitaoka, Satoshi Tamaki, Hiroshi Asanuma, Tadashi Yoshida, Masahiro Jinzaki, Kaori Kameyama, Mototsugu Oya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Spontaneous rupture
Kidney transplant recipient
And imatinib mesylate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1310-5

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