Linitis plastica of the bypassed stomach 7 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haenen, Filip Wn; Gys, Ben; Moreels, Tom; Michielsen, Maartje; Gys, Tobie; Lafullarde, Thierry
• Is Part Of: Acta chirurgica belgica. Volume 117:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 391
• Page End: 393
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Gastric cancer -- laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass -- linitis plastica; Surgery -- Periodicals; General Surgery; Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Surgery; Chirurgie (geneeskunde); Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2016.1192839
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0001-5458

Abstract

Abstract: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is currently the preferred surgical procedure to treat morbid obesity. It has proven its effects on excess weight loss and its positive effect on comorbidities. One of the main issues, however, is the post-operative evaluation of the bypassed gastric remnant. In literature, cancer of the excluded stomach after RYGB is rare. We describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with gastric linitis plastica in the bypassed stomach after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, diagnosed by means of laparoscopy and Single-Balloon enteroscopy, and it is clinical importance. Linitis plastica of the excluded stomach after RYGB is a very rare entity. This case report shows the importance of long-term post-operative follow-up, and the importance of single-balloon enteroscopy for visualization of the bypassed stomach remnant, when other investigations remain without results. This case report is only the second report of a linitis plastica in the bypassed stomach after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.