First Case of Small Bowel Cancer in a Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Weight-Loss Surgery: A Case Report

Obesity is currently one of the most common chronic diseases and has become a major health concern in Western countries. Consequently, rise of bariatric surgery nationwide, has been increasing. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a type of surgery indicated in the treatment of morbid obesity. At our institution, we report a case of a 48-year-old female with a history of morbid obesity, who underwent RYGB 13 years ago for weight loss, and was admitted to the hospital for abdominal pain. Upper endoscopy then revealed small bowel cancer. J Med Cases. 2015;6(3):137-139 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc2027w