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Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Gastric Pouch 5 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

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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.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Christine Sun

  2. Department of Medicine, Jerry L. Pettis VAMC, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Christian S. Jackson

  3. Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Christian S. Jackson, Mark Reeves & Stewart Rendon

  4. Department of Surgery, Jerry L. Pettis VAMC, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Mark Reeves & Stewart Rendon

  5. Section of Gastroenterology, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, 11201 Benton Street (111G), Loma Linda, CA, 92357, USA

    Christian S. Jackson

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Sun, C., Jackson, C.S., Reeves, M. et al. Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Gastric Pouch 5 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. OBES SURG 18, 345–348 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9394-6

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