Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the duodenal blind spot : role of pediatric colonoscope and endoscopic ultrasound
| Journal | Volume 75 - 2012 |
| Issue | Fasc.3 - Letters |
| Author(s) | U. Cheema, A. Ali |
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| Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Illinois USA. |
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We read the article titled "An unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding : duodenal GIST. A case report and literature review" published in June 2011 issue of Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica with much inter- est (1). Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) account for 0.1-3% of gastrointestinal tumors with an annual incidence of 10-15 per million people (2). Mostly pre- senting as gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), over two- thirds of GISTs are located in stomach and, therefore, easily detected with a gastroscope. |
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