Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare gastrointestinal tumours and are one of the causes of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. We report a case of massive gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to bleeding jejunal GIST in a 43 years old gentleman. Endoscopic intervention failed to identify the source of bleeding and CT Angiography (CTA) showed a jejunal mass and patient underwent laparotomy and resection of the bleeding jejunal GIST. This article highlights the rare cause of the massive

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... GI bleeding and also emphasise the role of CTA in obscure GI bleeding Fig. 1: The Pre-operative CTA showing the exophytic, enhancing mass (red arrows) which represents jejunal GIST.