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- Title
The importance of early recognition of extraintestinal manifestations of digestive tract dysfunction following gastrointestinal surgery.
- Authors
Pang, Michelle; Kuwada, Scott
- Abstract
We report a case of a 47-year-old male who presented with altered mental status. A review of his records revealed a weight loss of 20 lbs over the past 6 years, a recent hospitalization for idiopathic polyneuropathy with failure to thrive, and prior surgeries for peptic ulcer disease and small bowel obstruction. He was alert but had retrograde amnesia and peripheral neuropathy. A diagnosis was made, and the patient improved with treatment but was unfortunately left with irreversible neurological deficits. We discuss the importance of recognizing the extraintestinal manifestations of gastrointestinal dysfunction following gastrointestinal surgery.
- Subjects
ALIMENTARY canal; IDIOPATHIC diseases; BOWEL obstructions; SMALL intestine; PEPTIC ulcer; FAILURE to thrive syndrome; GASTROINTESTINAL surgery; GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage; ENTEROSCOPY
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjae326