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Pancreatic cancer risk following gastric surgery
Author(s) -
Maringhini Alberto,
Thiruvengadam Ravichandran,
Melton L. Joseph,
Hench Victoria S.,
Zinsmeister Alan R.,
Dimagno Eugene P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19870715)60:2<245::aid-cncr2820600222>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , incidence (geometry) , cancer , gastroenterology , relative risk , population , pancreatic disease , confidence interval , disease , risk factor , general surgery , pancreas , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
To estimate the risk of pancreatic cancer after gastric surgery for benign disease, we followed all 336 residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, who had surgical treatment for benign peptic ulcer disease during the years 1935 to 1959. These patients were followed for 6549 person‐years of observation. Pancreatic cancer developed in only one patient although 1.6 primary pancreatic cancers were expected (relative risk 0.64; 95% confidence interval, 0.02 to 3.53) based on pancreatic cancer incidence rates for the general population of Olmsted County. We conclude that in our study the incidence of pancreatic cancer is not significantly increased after gastric surgery.