Four cancer cases after esophageal atresia repair: Time to start screening the upper gastrointestinal tract.

We report a series of four EA patients who developed a carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract: three esophageal carcinoma and one colorectal carcinoma in a colonic interposition. These cases emphasize the importance of lifelong screening of the upper gastrointestinal tract in EA patients.
PMID: 29531469 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - March 7, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Vergouwe FW, Gottrand M, Wijnhoven BP, IJsselstijn H, Piessen G, Bruno MJ, Wijnen RM, Spaander MC Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research