Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Stomach with an Abscess Excised by Laparoscopic Surgery

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the stomach presenting as an intra-abdominal abscess are extremely rare. We herein report a case that underwent successful laparoscopic resection of gastric GIST presenting with an intra-abdominal abscess. A 70-year-old man presented with a 3-day history of...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Maeda, Toshiki Shinohara, Tomonari Katayama, Akihisa Nagatsu, Noriaki Futakawa, Tomonori Hamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://prod.karger.com/Article/FullText/446578