title: Carcinoma of esophagus after adjustable gastric banding.
abstract: Patients who have undergone gastric banding may develop gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with ulceration. This should be treated with band adjustment, proton pump inhibitors, and routine follow-up endoscopies to confirm healing. Surgical revision or reversal should be considered if the process is resistant to band deflation and medical therapy. Persistent dysphagia must be investigated. A patient is presented whose pre-existing GERD was aggravated by adjustable gastric banding and who developed carcinoma of esophagus with liver metastases 8 years after the insertion of her first band.
authors: Keyhole Surgery Centre and Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors: Kylie L
authors: KL
authors: Snook
authors: James D
authors: JD
authors: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged