TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2019-6-104
TI - A Rare Case of Life-Threatening Bleeding Caused by a Jejunal GIST
AU - Aloka , Liyanage
AU - R Kalaiselvan, 
AU - R Rajaganeshan, 
AU - S P B, Thalgaspitiya
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2019
DA - Mon 23, Dec 2019
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2019.06.04
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/a-rare-case-of-life-threatening-bleeding-caused-by-a-jejunal-gist_SCR-2019-6-104 
KW - GIST, jejunal GIST, GI bleeding, small bowel tumours
AB - Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal tumours that are specific to GI tract.
GISTs usually associated with advanced age and have a slight male preponderance. GISTs are commonly
found in stomach. Jujunal GISTs are the rarest and account for about 0.1-3% of all GI tumours [1]. The
most common clinical manifestation of symptomatic GISTs includes intermittent bleeding due to mucosal
ulceration. Massive, life threatening gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a rare occurrence. We report a rare
case of bleeding Jejunal GIST in a 32-year-old female who presented with haemorrhagic shock that required
resuscitative laparotomy. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the tumour to have features
of GIST with clear margins and post-operative cross-sectional imaging excluded any metastatic deposits.