%0 Journal Article
%T Laparoendoscopic Transgastric Resection of Prepyloric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
%A Louis M. Wong Kee Song
%A Nandita Nettu Mahajan
%A Sajan Jiv Singh Nagpal
%A Shanda H. Blackmon
%J Innovations
%@ 1559-0879
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1556984519826413
%X This case report describes an 83-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities who presented with melena and coffee-ground emesis with diagnostic studies evident for a large prepyloric gastrointestinal stromal tumor. She underwent combined laparoendoscopic transgastric resection surgery for the tumor, performed by a team of gastroenterologist and thoracic surgeon with a successful outcome. The case and videos in this report provide a descriptive demonstration of the steps leading up to the surgical intervention followed by a step-by-step illustration of the combined surgical technique, thus highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary approach for optimal treatment of prepyloric gastrointestinal stromal tumor
%K gastrointestinal stromal tumor
%K laparoscopic
%K endoscopic
%K laparoendoscopic
%K minimally invasive
%K gastric submucosal tumor
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1556984519826413