Therapeutic Challenges in the Management of Bleeding Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Introduction Duodenum is an uncommon site for the gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Though the principles of management are the same of that elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract, the anatomical complexity poses challenges in deciding the most appropriate treatment. A bleeding GIST further compounds the difficulty in managing such patients.