A case of a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the esophagogastric junction successfully treated by laparoscopic intragastric resection.

Laparoscopic wedge resection has been widely performed for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). However, because GISTs in the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) are prone to deformity and postoperative functional disorders, laparoscopic resection is technically very difficult and rarely reported. Herein, we report a case of a GIST in the EGJ successfully treated by laparoscopic intragastric surgery (IGS). A 58-year-old man with a GIST, which was intragastric growth type, 2.5 cm in diameter, located in the EGJ, and confirmed by upper gastrointestinal endoscope and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. We successfully performed IGS and the patient was discharged without complications. Using laparoscopic wedge resection by exogastric approach, it is problematic to resect a gastric SMT located at the EGJ because of the difficulty in viewing the surgical field and additional concerns of deformation of the EGJ. We suppose IGS as a suitable method for such tumors. Laparoscopic IGS for gastric GIST was useful in terms of safety and convenience even though the tumor was in the ECJ.

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