Gastric cancer after gastric bypass for obesity. Case report.
We describe a patient in whom gastric cancer developed after gastric bypass for morbid obesity. In addition, we review the literature to emphasize the technical problems involved in diagnosing disease in the excluded portion of the stomach.
Raijman
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Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee.
Strother
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Donegan
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008679:Metaplasia; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*