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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2013; 19(43): 7816-7819
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7816
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7816
Development of enterohepatic fistula after embolization in ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report
Yun Ho Lee, Ja Seol Koo, Chang Ho Jung, Sang Yoon Chung, Jae Joong Lee, Seung Young Kim, Jong Jin Hyun, Sung Woo Jung, Rok Seon Choung, Sang Woo Lee, Jai Hyun Choi, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 516 Gojan-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-707, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee YH, Koo JS, Jung CH, Chung SY, Lee JJ, Kim SY and Hyun JJ reviewed the case and collected the data; Lee YH, Koo JS, Jung SW, Choung RS, Lee SW and Choi JH wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Ja Seol Koo, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 516 Gojan-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-707, South Korea. jskoo@korea.ac.kr
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Received: July 22, 2013
Revised: August 26, 2013
Accepted: September 15, 2013
Published online: November 21, 2013
Revised: August 26, 2013
Accepted: September 15, 2013
Published online: November 21, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with fistula is a rare condition, however, it can be seen during treatment. Herein we report a case of an enterohepatic fistula that occurred after therapeutic embolization of liver mass originated from ileal GIST.