Adam Rosenstock - JSLS https://jsls.sls.org Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:57:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as Perforated Diverticulitis https://jsls.sls.org/2019-00034/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:57:48 +0000 https://crsls.sls.org/?p=1714 Jin K. Kim, MD, Sarah B. Bryczkowski, MD, Stephen G. Pereira, MD, Adam Rosenstock, MD, Ruifang Zheng, MD, Osvaldo Zumba, […]

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Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA (Dr. Kim)
Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey, USA (Dr. Bryczkowski)
Department of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA (Drs Pereira, Rosenstock, Zumba, Mazpule)
Department of Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA (Dr. Zheng)

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Colonic gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare and never have been reported to present as diverticulitis.

Case Description: We describe a case of a 63-year-old female who was treated for a perforated sigmoid diverticulitis which was secondary to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Conclusion: While most major guidelines suggest treatment with adjuvant imatinib for immediate or high risk gastrointestinal stromal tumors, there are discrepancies among the guidelines on the management of perforated tumors which warrant further studies to manage these patients.

Key Words: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Perforated GIST; Perforated diverticulitis.

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