Gastroduodenal intussusception caused by gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor in adults: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Intussusception mostly occurs in childhood and is rare in adults. Although intussusception can occur in any part of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroduodenal intussusception caused by a gastric tumor is relatively uncommon in clinical practice. A PubMed search identified 24 published cases of gastroduodenal intussusception caused by gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST); however, it is possible that we missed other cases not included in PubMed. Here we report a case of gastroduodenal intussusception caused by gastric GIST in an 85-year-old man. He came to the hospital because of recurrent black stools. Plain computed tomography (CT) scan indicated a mass in the gastric antrum, with slight enhancement in the arterial phase on enhanced CT scan. He was diagnosed with GIST. In additio

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9150259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature