ArticleObesity surgery2019
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: an Underestimated Risk Factor for the Development of Esophageal Cancer?-a Nationwide Survey.
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- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus one anastomosis-mini gastric bypass as a rescue procedure following failed restrictive bariatric surgery. A systematic review of literature with metanalysis.Updates in surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Esophagogastric Neoplasms Following Bariatric Surgery: an Updated Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2019Pooled it
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- Long-Term Cancer Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of Surgical Procedures.Cancers · 2024Article
- Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer After Bariatric Surgery: an Up-to-Date Systematic Scoping Review of Literature of 324 Cases.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Eroded Gastric Band: Where to Next? An Analysis of the Largest Contemporary Series.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately 14% of Austria's 8.5 million inhabitants have a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m
objectivesIn order to calculate whether after LAGB patients are at higher risk for carcinoma of the esophagus, we performed a nationwide survey.
methodsA questionnaire was sent to all surgical departments in Austria, primarily in order to detect cases with esophageal carcinoma after LAGB, but also to evaluate the policy in Austria concerning preoperative work-up, operation, and follow-up in LAGB patients.
resultsSince 1994, 37 of the 119 surgical departments in Austria have performed a total of about 10.300 LAGB implantations. Six patients have been identified with esophageal cancer following LAGB. The WHO statistical report on esophageal cancer shows an incidence of 2.8/100.000 per year in Austria, about 1/3 of which cases are adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus.
conclusionFollowing LAGB, the incidence of esophageal cancer might be up to fivefold higher than the aged standardized overall population of Austria.
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