Dr. Seyed Hasan Abedi, a gastroenterologist at Babol University of Medical Sciences, said: "Endoscopic-laparoscopic surgery is a new method in the world, which is used to remove primary cancer, benign tumors and stromal tumors of the stomach, intestine and duodenum, and to many patients." Helps prevent patients from undergoing open surgery.
"Apart from traditional techniques, the advent of laparoscopic endoscopic techniques is a great omen for the future of closed and minimally invasive surgical procedures," he said.
The gastroenterologist of Babol University of Medical Sciences acknowledged: "In Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital of Babol, we succeeded in performing this technique for the first time in the country for a 40-year-old female patient from Chalous, and it is a promise for performing new medical services." More in Iran.
Dr. Abedi said: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and is more common in the stomach or small intestine.
"Not all benign tumors in the gastrointestinal tract are definitely safe, and the risk of carcinogenesis increases or decreases at different ages," he said.
The faculty member of Babol University of Medical Sciences, pointing out that benign gastrointestinal masses are of two categories, acknowledged: The first group is Gist masses, which are usually located in any part of the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to stomach, and the second group is fat masses or lipomas and leiomyomas. Which are in the category of soft tissues.
Dr. Abedi continued: "These types of tumors are often seen in people between 40 and 70 years old, and children and younger people rarely get this disease."
The gastroenterologist of Babol University of Medical Sciences, noting that the age of onset is over 40 years, and if not diagnosed in time, it will be larger and more worrying, said: If the size of this tumor is more than 2 cm and the lymph nodes If it is affected and accompanied by a wound, then it will be worrying.
"Gist masses are often asymptomatic and can be detected by endoscopy," he said. "Obstruction and enlargement of the mass in the gastrointestinal tract, the possibility of bleeding and abdominal pain are symptoms of the diagnosis."
Dr. Abedi continued: "Some people with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) may experience abdominal pain or swelling, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, bleeding, weakness and fatigue, black stools, high blood pressure." .