Open AccessSurgical management of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A single center experience
Author(s) -
Ehab El Hanafy,
Mohamed El-Hemaly,
Emad Hamdy,
Ahmed Abd El-Raouf,
Nabil Gad El-Hak,
Ehab Atif
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.80382
Subject(s) - medicine , gist , wedge resection , gastrectomy , perioperative , surgery , stomach , stromal tumor , barium meal , biopsy , gastroenterology , cancer , stromal cell , resection
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Surgery remains the mainstay of curative treatment. Our objective is to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment of primary gastric GIST.