Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment for small intestinal stromal tumors / 上海第二医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the laparoscopic management in diagnosing and treating small intestinal stromal tumors.MethodsSeventeen patients with small intestinal stromal tumors,who underwent laparoscopic diagnosis and surgical procedures,were retrospectively analyzed with the size of tumor,operative time,blood loss,length of incision,time for passage of flatus,post-operative hospital stay,operative complications and result of follow-up.Results All the 17 patients were diagnosed and treated by laparoscopic partial intestinal resections.The mean diameter of tumors was(3.6?1.3)cm,operative time(62.1?25.7)min,blood loss(17.1?15.2)mL,length of incision(3.4?1.1)cm,time for passage of flatus(2.2?1.2)d and post-operative hospital stay(7.8?2.0)d.As for the complications,one(5.9%)anastomosis bleeding was found and was treated by non-surgical procedure.After follow-up for 2-34 months,no recurrent tumor was found.Conclusion Laparoscopic exploration is useful to diagnose small intestinal stromal tumor accurately,and laparoscopic partial intestinal resection is a safe,effective and less invasive procedure for small intestinal stromal tumors.