ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2015
Peritonitis secondary to spontaneous perforation of a primary gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the small intestine: A case report and a literature review.
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- Multifocal small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumor causing perforation peritonitis: A rare cause of acute abdomen.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the small intestine presenting as a giant intratumoral abscess: a rare case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Acute abdomen due to a perforated giant GIST of the small intestine evolving slowly for 6 years: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Exploring Perforated Jejunal GIST: A Rare Case Report and Review of Molecular and Clinical Literature.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Ruptured gastro-intestinal stromal tumor as a surgical emergency: A case report and literature review.Journal of surgical case reports · 2022Article
- Spontaneous perforation of jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- A case of a diverticulum-like giant jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting with intraperitoneal peritonitis due to rupture.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- Perforated gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the small intestine: A rare case of Torricelli-Bernoulli sign.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2018Article
- Acute diffuse peritonitis due to spontaneous rupture of a primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the jejunum: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2017Article
- Primary Small Bowel GIST Presenting as a Life-Threatening Emergency: A Report of Two Cases.Case reports in surgery · 2017Article
- Perforated Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Meckel's Diverticulum: a Case Report and Review of Literature.The Indian journal of surgery · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionA few cases of acute abdomen caused by perforation of small-intestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) have been reported in the literature. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Together with a review of the published cases, here we report a case of an elderly patient with peritonitis due to spontaneous perforation of a GIST of the jejunum. An 82-year-old man was admitted to the emergency unit of our hospital with fever and severe abdominal pain. An abdominal enhanced computed tomography scan detected a 6cm solid mass in the left upper quadrant adherent to a jejunal loop and surrounded by free fluid and free air. Due to the radiological features of the mass, the diagnosis of a perforation of a GIST arising from the jejunum wall was suspected. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy. Intraoperative findings confirmed diffuse peritonitis secondary to jejunal tumour perforation. A segmental resection of the jejunum containing the mass was performed followed by a mechanical end-to-side anastomosis. The histopathologic examination of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of a perforated GIST of the small intestine (high-risk category). The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was treated with adjuvant imatinib therapy. DISCUSSION: Twenty-one other cases of spontaneous perforation of small intestine GISTs are reported in the literature and are summarized in the present review.
conclusionThe described case is the tip of the iceberg and spontaneous rupture or perforation of GISTs are a far more frequent first presentation of this rare tumour.
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