# Gastroesophageal Cancer After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

## TL;DR

A 41-year-old man developed advanced metastatic gastroesophageal cancer eight years after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

## Contribution

This case report highlights the potential long-term risk of gastroesophageal cancer following bariatric surgery.

## Key findings

- A patient developed advanced metastatic gastroesophageal cancer eight years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
- Routine preoperative endoscopy may help detect pathology and guide postoperative surveillance in high-risk patients.

## Abstract

Obesity has been linked to many types of cancers, and this association has received much attention. Here, we are reporting the case of a 41-year-old male patient, the second case diagnosed in our hospital with advanced metastatic gastroesophageal cancer eight years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Routine preoperative endoscopy for all patients planned for bariatric surgery can play an important role in preoperative surgery selection, detection of abnormal pathology/lesions, as well as in postoperative follow-up/esophagogastroduodenoscopy surveillance plans, especially for patients identified as high-risk to develop cancer.