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Robotic Duodenal Sleeve Resection for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Rare Exon 8 KIT Mutation Following Neoadjuvant Imatinib
Published on: April 3, 2026
[Minimally invasive surgical treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor]
S V Berelavichus1, A G Kriger1, A R Kaldarov1
1A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
Abstract:
It was operated 24 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Robot-assisted method was applied in 15 observations, laparoscopy - in 9 patients. Laparoscopic operations were preferable for GIST localized in anterior wall or greater curvature of stomach, in small intestine and caecum. Robot-assisted GIST removal was performed in case its location in posterior wall of stomach, on lesser curvature of stomach, in duodenum, what required organ's dissection or had a risk of great vessel injury.
