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A rare case of incidental finding of GIST during sleeve gastrectomy: Case report
Kusay Ayoub1, Aghyad Kudra Danial1, Ahmad Sankari Tarabishi2
1Department of Surgery, Aleppo University Hospital, University of Aleppo, Syria.
Introduction:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) is the term used to describe rare stromal neoplasms that are located in the gastrointestinal tract, it most commonly arises in the stomach. GIST is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally by Computed Tomography (CT) or Endoscopy.
Presentation Of Case:
We report a case of incidental finding of GIST during Sleeve gastrectomy in a 56 year-old female that presented with a complaint of sever obesity and articular pain in lower limbs. The tumor was not compromising the performance of a save vertical gastric resection, so the resection was done and a mass specimen was sent for pathological examination that confirmed Gist with a low grade of malignancy.
Discussion And Conclusion:
As a conclusion, we recommend keeping in mind incidental finding of GIST during abdominal surgeries and especially Sleeve gastrectomy, in order to detect this tumor as earlier as possible and have a good prognosis with a low chance for recurrence.
