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Preoperative imatinib and laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for large rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report

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Highlights • Rectal GIST is a rare disease, and have often grown by the time of discovery due to lack of initially subjective symptoms.• A large rectal GIST often require… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Rectal GIST is a rare disease, and have often grown by the time of discovery due to lack of initially subjective symptoms.• A large rectal GIST often require extensive surgery which may lead to postoperative bowel dysfunction.• Preoperative chemotherapy with imatinib mesylate is effective for reducing the rectal GIST.• Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection may be a useful technique for giant rectal GIST, which enables anal preservation.

Keywords: large rectal; intersphincteric resection; laparoscopic intersphincteric; rectal gist

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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