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ArticleBMC medical imaging2019

Adding trans-abdominal elastography to the diagnostic tool for an ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report.

Wan-Ching Lien, Po-Chu Lee, Min-Tsan Lin, Chih-Heng Chang, Hsiu-Po Wang

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Article in BMC medical imaging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Wan-Ching LienDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Po-Chu LeeDepartment of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Min-Tsan LinDepartment of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Heng ChangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsiu-Po WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, No.7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan. f92842006@ntu.edu.tw.
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Abstract

backgroundDiagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in the distal small intestine is difficult by endoscopic ultrasound. This is the first reported case of an ileal GIST, which is diagnosed by transabdominal sonography and strain elastography. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75 y/o woman presented with tarry stool and dizziness. No definite bleeder could be identified by esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy. The transabdominal sonography revealed a large heterogeneous tumor involving the muscular layer of the ileum. Strain elastography showed the strain ratio was 6.51. Strain histogram was skewed to the blue side, and mean color value was 230.5, signifying a stiff tumor. GIST was highly suspected. The patient underwent laparoscope-assisted tumor excision and the histological examination confirmed a malignant GIST. The patient was discharged without postoperative event.

conclusionTransabdominal strain elastography could play a role to discriminate small bowel GISTs and other submucosal tumors, especially in the location with difficulty in endoscopic ultrasound.

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AgedColonoscopyDigestive System Surgical ProceduresElasticity Imaging TechniquesEndoscopy, Digestive SystemFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsHumansIleumMultimodal ImagingElastographyGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)Strain histogramStrain ratio

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