Use of Balloon Enteroscopy in Preoperative Diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis-Associated Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours of the Small Bowel: A Case Report

Use of Balloon Enteroscopy in Preoperative Diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis-Associated Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours of the Small Bowel: A Case Report

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is one of the most common inheritable disorders and is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). However, the predominant location of these lesions in the small bowel makes them difficult to diagnose. We report the successful use of...

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Main Authors: Takakura, Kazuki, Kajihara, Mikio, Sasaki, Shigemasa, Nagano, Tomohisa, Ohta, Arihito, Ikegami, Masahiro, Eto, Ken, Kashiwagi, Hideyuki, Yanaga, Katsuhiko, Arihiro, Seiji, Kato, Tomohiro, Tajiri, Hisao
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124322/

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