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Increased risk of laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer after gastrectomy for ulcer disease in a population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Gastrectomy has been indicated as a risk factor for laryngeal cancer, and possibly also for pharyngeal cancer, but few studies are available. The postulated mechanism is increased bile reflux following gastrectomy. METHODS: This was a population-based cohort study of patients who underwe...

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Autores principales: Lagergren, J, Lindam, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3314789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22453126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.72