Spontaneous rupture of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour associated with life-threatening nontraumatic hemoperitoneum

Can J Surg. 2008 Apr;51(2):E38-9.

Authors

Pascal Bucher¹, Pierre Alexandre Poletti, Samir Myit, Philippe Morel

Affiliation

¹ Visceral and Transplantation Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. Pascal.Bucher@hcuge.ch

PMID: 18377739
PMCID: PMC2386331

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen, Acute / diagnostic imaging
Abdomen, Acute / etiology
Abdomen, Acute / surgery*
Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
DNA Mutational Analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergencies*
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrectomy
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / genetics
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / pathology
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / surgery*
Hemoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
Hemoperitoneum / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / genetics
Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / genetics
Resuscitation*
Rupture, Spontaneous
Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis
Stomach Neoplasms / genetics
Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography

Substances

Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit
Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha