Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the gastric pouch 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Christine Sun, Christian S. Jackson, Mark Reeves, Stewart Rendon

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Abstract

A 65-year-old male presented 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) with cancer of the gastric pouch. At the time of detection, the cancer was already metastatic. This case represents the first reported metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma arising from the gastric pouch following RYGBP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)345-348
Number of pages4
JournalObesity Surgery
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2008

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Keywords

  • Gastric adenocarcinoma
  • Metastatic
  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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