Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	109445
Country	Brazil

Received	2025-05-12 06:10
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Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Small bowel ulcers and bleeding: An overlooked yet critical clinical challenge
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Orivaldo Alves Barbosa
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Orivaldo Alves Barbosa, Chief Physician, MD, Internal Medicine, Hospital Cesar Cals, Avenida do imperador 545, Fortaleza 60810035, Ceara, Brazil. orivaldo.alves.barbosa@gmail.com
Key Words	Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Small intestine neoplasms; Intestinal ulcer; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Core Tip	Small bowel bleeding remains a challenging clinical entity due to its obscure presentation and broad differential diagnosis. This editorial highlight a rare but significant cause—ulcerated jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)—emphasizing the aggressive behavior of small intestinal GISTs compared to gastric ones. It reinforces the need for a structured diagnostic approach, incorporating capsule endoscopy and enteroscopy, and alerts clinicians to consider both common and rare etiologies, including infectious and genetic causes, when managing small bowel ulcers and bleeding.
Publish Date	2025-10-11 09:30
Citation	<p>Barbosa OA. Small bowel ulcers and bleeding: An overlooked yet critical clinical challenge. <i>World J Clin Cases</i> 2025; 13(30): 109445</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v13/i30/109445.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v13.i30.109445

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