Abstract | BACKGROUND: The prevalence of morbid obesity in the United States has been steadily increasing, and there is an established relationship between obesity and the risk of developing certain cancers. Patients who have undergone prior gastric bypass (GB) and present with newly diagnosed esophageal cancer represent a new and challenging cohort for surgical resection of their disease. We present our case series of consecutive patients with previous GB who underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). METHODS: Retrospective review of consecutive patients with a history of GB who underwent a MIE for esophageal cancer between July 2010 and August 2012. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Georgios Rossidis, Robert Browning, Steven N Hochwald, Husain Abbas, Tad Kim, Kfir Ben-David |
Journal | Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
(Surg Obes Relat Dis)
2014 Jan-Feb
Vol. 10
Issue 1
Pg. 95-100
ISSN: 1878-7533 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23791535
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Esophageal Neoplasms
(surgery)
- Esophagectomy
(adverse effects, methods)
- Female
- Gastric Bypass
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
(adverse effects)
- Length of Stay
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Operative Time
- Patient Safety
- Retrospective Studies
- Second-Look Surgery
- Thoracotomy
(methods)
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