Surgical treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach

• Published in: Hirurgija (Moskva) no. 7; p. 23
• Main Authors: Shapoval Yants, S G, Plakhov, R V, Mikhalev, A I, Fedorov, E D, Mikhaleva, L M, Galkova, Z V, Ernazarov, E E, Gorbachev, E V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2016
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Gastrectomy - adverse effects; Gastrectomy - methods; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - surgery; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - complications; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - surgery; Gastroscopy - adverse effects; Gastroscopy - methods; Humans; Laparotomy - adverse effects; Laparotomy - methods; Long Term Adverse Effects - diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Stomach Neoplasms - complications; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
• ISSN: 0023-1207
• DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia2016723-29

to evaluate objectively the effectiveness of currently used diagnostic and curative approaches to gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Early and remote results of treatment of 49 patients with gastric GISTs were presented. Herewith in 20 (40.8%) patients the disease was complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding. 43 (87.7%) of 49 patients with gastric GIST were operated. Conventional surgery was performed in 24 (55.8%) cases, laparoscopic interventions - in 12 (28%) cases, endoscopic endoluminal - in 7 (16.2%). 6 (14.2%) patients were not operated. Intraoperative complications were observed in 2 (4.65%) patients. In postoperative period complications occurred also in 2 (4.65%) patients. In long-term postoperative period tumoral process progression was observed in 3 (8.3%) patients. Recurrence was diagnosed in 2 (5.6%) patients.