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Intraoperative Gastroscopy for Tumor Localization in Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Published on: August 9, 2016
GEJ Adenocarcinoma Following Antireflux Surgery: A Missed Diagnosis
Christine Son1,2, Muneeb Ansari1,2, Sally Ceesay3
1Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
Abstract:
Adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction is a rare condition with no specific screening guidelines. While fundoplication is the surgical treatment of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease, many patients continued to have recurrent symptoms postprocedure with several structural complications after. Antireflux surgery does not prevent esophageal adenocarcinoma. We present a case of a 76-year-old woman with a history of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia treated with repeat fundoplication who presented with progressively and rapidly worsening dysphagia to solids and liquids. The patient was found to have a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma at the gastroesophageal junction, when the esophagogastroduodenoscopy 2 months had missed the diagnosis.
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