Gastric stump cancer: what is the risk?

• Published in: Digestive diseases (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 159
• Main Authors: Safatle-Ribeiro, A V, Ribeiro, Jr, U, Reynolds, J C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.05.1998
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - etiology; Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Age Factors; Gastrectomy - adverse effects; Gastric Stump; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Risk; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Stomach Neoplasms - etiology; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology

Patients who have undergone partial gastric resections are at an increased risk for the development of cancer in the gastric remnant. The overall risk increases over time and is higher in patients with an initial diagnosis of gastric rather than duodenal ulcer, in men and following partial gastrecto...