Merendino procedure as an alternative to total gastrectomy in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the gastroesophageal junction: A case series

• Main Authors: Nakhieeran Nallasamy, Theiyallen Ambikapathi, Wei, Keat Ooi, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Hayati
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022
• Subjects: RC799-869 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34285/3/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34285/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34285/; https://www.e-fjs.org/temp/FormosJSurg554154-35105_094505.pdf; http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/fjs.fjs_190_21

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the alimentary canal and are postulated to have originated from the interstitial cells of Cajal. We present three patients with an age range from 43 to 63 years old diagnosed with GIST of the gastroesophageal junction...