# Bleeding From a Ruptured, Extraluminally Growing Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treated by Transcatheter Arterial Embolization: A Case Report

## TL;DR

A man with a ruptured stomach tumor was successfully treated with a procedure to stop internal bleeding before surgery.

## Contribution

Highlights the use of transcatheter arterial embolization for rare cases of ruptured extraluminally growing gastric tumors.

## Key findings

- Transcatheter arterial embolization effectively stopped intra-abdominal bleeding from a ruptured tumor.
- The tumor was later surgically removed and diagnosed as a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
- TAE is a viable emergency treatment for such rare cases before definitive surgery.

## Abstract

A 49-year-old man with abdominal pain was referred to our hospital. Abdominal computed tomography showed an extraluminal tumor near the gastric anterior wall and intra-abdominal fluid collection. A ruptured intra-abdominal tumor was suspected, and emergency abdominal angiography was performed. Hemorrhage into the abdominal cavity was seen, and transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) was performed, which stopped the bleeding. The tumor was surgically resected, and a diagnosis of an extraluminally growing gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor was made. TAE should be considered for rare cases of extraluminally growing tumors with intra-abdominal hemorrhage.