Carcinoid tumors and morbid obesity

Cláudio Corá Mottin; Ricardo Pedrini Cruz; Gustavo Gomes Thomé; Alexandre Vontobel Padoin

doi:10.1007/s11695-008-9541-8

Carcinoid tumors and morbid obesity

Obes Surg. 2009 Feb;19(2):247-249. doi: 10.1007/s11695-008-9541-8. Epub 2008 May 28.

Authors

Cláudio Corá Mottin¹, Ricardo Pedrini Cruz², Gustavo Gomes Thomé², Alexandre Vontobel Padoin²

Affiliations

¹ Centro da Obesidade Mórbida, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6690/302, Porto Alegre, 90610-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. claudiomottin@terra.com.br.
² Centro da Obesidade Mórbida, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6690/302, Porto Alegre, 90610-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

PMID: 18506551
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9541-8

Abstract

Carcinoid is a rare gastrointestinal tumor, with an incidence varying from 1 to 2.5 per 100,000 in the general population. In this article, we report an elevated incidence of carcinoid tumor in an obese population, showing the importance of performing an endoscopic procedure before bariatric surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bariatric Surgery
Carcinoid Tumor / blood
Carcinoid Tumor / complications*
Carcinoid Tumor / secondary
Duodenal Neoplasms / blood
Duodenal Neoplasms / complications*
Duodenal Neoplasms / pathology
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Female
Gastrectomy
Gastrins / blood
Hepatectomy
Humans
Hysterectomy
Incidental Findings
Liver Neoplasms / secondary
Liver Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity, Morbid / complications*
Obesity, Morbid / surgery
Preoperative Care / methods
Stomach Neoplasms / blood
Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
Uterine Neoplasms / secondary
Uterine Neoplasms / surgery
White People

Substances

Gastrins