Carcinoma of esophagus after adjustable gastric banding

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...

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Published in:Obesity surgery 2003-10, Vol.13 (5), p.800-802
Main Authors: Snook, Kylie L, Ritchie, James D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma - etiology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology
Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology
Esophagoscopy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gastroesophageal Reflux - etiology
Gastrointestinal diseases
Gastroplasty - adverse effects
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - etiology
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Middle Aged
Throat
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1381/096089203322509444