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Background Morbid obesity is associated with different gastrointestinal alterations and diseases. Surgically induced weight loss has become the best treatment for morbidly obese patients. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the most common procedure performed worldwide. Concerns regarding difficulties in further evaluation of stomach remnant for early detection of gastric cancer, however, have emphasized...
A 67-year-old lady presented with anemia and weight loss 15 years after vertical banded gastroplasty. The cancer was confined to the pouch, which is suggestive of a relationship to the anti-obesity surgery. A brief review with possible contributing factors is presented.
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