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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2014; 20(33): 11800-11807
Published online Sep 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11800
Published online Sep 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11800
Clinical presentations of gastric small gastrointestinal stromal tumors mimics functional dyspepsia symptoms
Qing-Xiang Yu, Zhan-Kun He, Jiang Wang, Chao Sun, Wei Zhao, Bang-Mao Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
Author contributions: Yu QX designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Yu QX, He ZK, Wang J and Sun C collected clinical data and the questionnaire; Yu QX and Zhao W performed data analysis; and Wang BM reviewed and revised the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81070283
Correspondence to: Bang-Mao Wang, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300052, China. bmwang0926@gmail.com
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Received: December 11, 2013
Revised: May 3, 2014
Accepted: June 13, 2014
Published online: September 7, 2014
Revised: May 3, 2014
Accepted: June 13, 2014
Published online: September 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: We compared the clinical presentations and endosonographic characteristics of gastric small gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and gastric leiomyomas. Specifically, we compared the change in the clinical presentations of these two groups before and after endoscopic submucosal dissection. We found that the symptoms of small GISTs may mimic those of functional dyspepsia, and that small gastric GISTs may produce more severe symptoms than gastric leiomyomas due to the different histological origins. This study is novel as there has been no report regarding the clinical symptoms of dyspepsia caused by small gastric GISTs.