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  • Title: Gastrointestinal leiomyomas in a developing country.
    Author: Dasarathy S, Pandey GK, Bhargava DK, Gupta SS, Gupta SD.
    Journal: Trop Gastroenterol; 1995; 16(4):43-6. PubMed ID: 8854956.
    Abstract:
    Twenty one consecutive patients with leiomyoma of the gastrointestinal tract were studied. Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding was found in 18 (85.7%) and recurrent intestinal obstruction in 3 (14.3%) patients. The commonest site of the lesion was the stomach followed by ileum, jejunum and duodenum. Barium meal examination and gastrointestinal endoscopy were suggestive of the diagnosis in 8 and angiography in 2 patients. The remaining patients were diagnosed peroperatively. All patients underwent excision and remained asymptomatic on follow up except two patients who had a recurrence of the tumor as leiomyosarcoma.
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