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Gastrointestinal surgery for obesity and cancer: 2 sides of the same coin

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.soard.2016.12.014

1878-7533

Dimitri J. Pournaras, Carel W. le Roux, Richard Hardwick,

Obesity and Health Practices

Bariatric surgery first stemmed from the observation that upper gastrointestinal surgery for cancer inevitably leads to weight loss. The pioneers of bariatric surgery modified oncologic surgeries to mimic a side effect: weight loss maintenance. The 2 surgical disciplines have now separated, and consequently a generation of bariatric surgeons only have limited exposure to upper gastrointestinal surgery for treatment of cancer and vice versa. The aim of this letter is to discuss how the 2 subspecialities might identify common challenges and work more closely with each other in the future to improve surgical training and outcomes for patients.