Sleeve gastrectomy may double the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in morbidly obese patients

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 May;17(5):1029-1030. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.01.033. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Authors

Francesco S Papadia¹, Elisa Marabotto², Matteo Mascherini³, Alice Rubartelli³, Giovanni Camerini³, Edoardo G Giannini²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino- IRCCS per l'Oncologia Genoa, Italy.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS per l'Oncologia, Genoa, Italy.
³ Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics.

PMID: 33712394
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.01.033

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma* / etiology
Adenocarcinoma* / surgery
Gastrectomy
Humans
Italy
Laparoscopy*
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery