A traumatic means of diagnosing gastrointestinal stromal tumour: A case report

M Tun; ML Phakula; A Modiba

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i11b.16827

South African Medical Journal (Nov 2022)

A traumatic means of diagnosing gastrointestinal stromal tumour: A case report

M Tun,
ML Phakula,
A Modiba

Affiliations

M Tun: Department of General Surgery, Limpopo Academic Health Complex and School of Medicine, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
ML Phakula: Department of General Surgery, Limpopo Academic Health Complex and School of Medicine, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
A Modiba: Department of General Surgery, Limpopo Academic Health Complex and School of Medicine, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i11b.16827
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 112, no. 11b

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Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is known to cause intra-abdominal organ damage and haemorrhage, especially after severe impact to the body. We present a case in which a gastrointestinal stromal tumour became symptomatic after BAT.

Published in South African Medical Journal

ISSN: 0256-9574 (Print); 2078-5135 (Online)
Publisher: South African Medical Association
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/index

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