A CASE OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR OF THE SMALL INTESTINE DIAGNOSED PREOPERATIVELY BY DOUBLE-BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY

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A case of gastorointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the small intestine diagnosed before operation was reported. A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of anemia. The cause of anemia was unclear by upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic examinations. Then the results of radiographic examination were suggestive of a small intestinal tumor. For a preoperative diagnosis, double-balloon enteroscopy was performed, which could make a diagnosis of GIST by detailed endoscopic observation of the tumor with the histological findings derived from endoscopic biopsy. From this case, it was suggested that GIST can cause anemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding. Especially, double-balloon enteroscopy was very useful in making the diagnosis of the disease of the small intestine.
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