An unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleed in patients with liver cirrhosis
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding in cirrhosis has been classically linked to variceal rupture, although peptic ulcer and portal hypertensive gastropathy-related bleed are not uncommon. Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumour and may also present as UGI bleed; however, there are no reports of GIST presenting as UGI bleed in patients with cirrhosis. Here, we report three cases of GIST who had presented with UGI bleed and were successfully managed with surgical excision and are tolerating imatinib without recurrence.
Source: BMJ Case Reports
Authors: Anand V Kulkarni, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Kapil Dev Jamwal, Asit Arora
Institution: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2961681982