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Splenic artery aneurysm presenting with clinical features of a bleeding gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Author(s) -

Jonathan Barnes,

George Bouras,

Lisa Cooper,

F.T. Lam,

Jerry Shearman,

Vinod Me

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2011.6.1

Subject(s) - medicine , gist , splenic artery , presentation (obstetrics) , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , stromal cell , stromal tumor , aneurysm , gastrointestinal bleeding , stomach , radiology , surgery , endoscopy

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours often present with insidious upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Initial definitive diagnosis can be difficult and therefore misdiagnosis is not infrequent. Here we report a case of upper GI bleeding caused by a splenic artery aneurysm that was misdiagnosed as a gastric GIST. This rare presentation of splenic artery aneurysm highlights the potential pitfalls of investigation in upper gastrointestinal disease.

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