Risk of gastric stump cancer after partial gastrectomy

Risk of gastric stump cancer after partial gastrectomy for duodenal and gastric ulcer

Gastric stump carcinoma is defined as adenocarcinoma of the stomach that occurs at least 5 years after partial gastric resection for benign disease. In patients who have had a partial distal gastrectomy for gastric ulcer, the relative risk is no different than in the general population in the first 20 years but rises to 3-fold after 20 years. Annual screening gastroscopy and biopsy should be performed in patients who underwent gastric resection at least 15 years earlier and have moderate to severe dysplasia on biopsy.

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