title: Oesophageal cancer in gastric surgery patients.
abstract: Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (which has been steadily increasing in incidence during the last 20 years) is thought to be promoted by gastric reflux. In a cohort of 5018 gastric surgery patients, 19 of whom developed oesophageal cancer, there was no increased proportion of adenocarcinomas. We conclude that the hypothesized aetiology was not supported.
authors.affiliation: PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Caygill
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kirkham
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Northfield
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D015167:Vagotomy, Truncal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data