Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the jejunum: diagnosis and control of bleeding with electrocoagulation by using double-balloon enteroscopy

A 43-year-old man presented with gastrointestinal bleeding. A tumor with central ulceration was observed in the jejunum, with the use of a new enteroscopy system called "double-balloon enteroscopy". Bleeding after biopsy sampling of the tumor was controlled endoscopically by using electroc...

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Published in:Journal of gastroenterology 2004-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1001-1004
Main Authors: Nishimura, Makoto, Yamamoto, Hironori, Kita, Hiroto, Yano, Tomonori, Sunada, Keijiro, Miyata, Tomohiko, Sugimoto, Takeshi, Iino, Satoru, Sekine, Yutaka, Iwamoto, Michiko, Ohnishi, Nobuki, Kuno, Akiko, Ohnishi, Hirohide, Sakurai, Shinji, Ido, Kenichi, Sugano, Kentaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Electrocoagulation
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - surgery
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - complications
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - surgery
Hemostasis, Surgical - methods
Humans
Jejunal Neoplasms - complications
Jejunal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Jejunal Neoplasms - pathology
Jejunal Neoplasms - surgery
Male
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Summary:A 43-year-old man presented with gastrointestinal bleeding. A tumor with central ulceration was observed in the jejunum, with the use of a new enteroscopy system called "double-balloon enteroscopy". Bleeding after biopsy sampling of the tumor was controlled endoscopically by using electrocoagulation. Histological findings of the biopsy specimens were consistent with gastrointestinal stromal tumor, and this was surgically resected. Double-balloon enteroscopy was useful for the diagnosis as well as the control of bleeding in this patient.
ISSN:0944-1174
1435-5922
DOI:10.1007/s00535-004-1434-6