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- Title
Wernicke's Encephalopathy After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Misdiagnosed Complication.
- Authors
Iannelli, Antonio; Addeo, Pietro; Novellas, Sebastien; Gugenheim, Jean
- Abstract
Malabsorptive syndromes and micronutrient deficiencies represent well-known long-term complications of bariatric surgery. Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE), a neurologic manifestation of thiamine deficiency, has been classically associated with alcoholism or severe malnutrition, but rarely reported after bariatric surgery. Herein, we describe the case of a 27-year-old woman that developed WE 10 months after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity that was initially misdiagnosed with a consequent retard in the appropriate treatment. Although only a few sporadic cases have been reported in the literature, all surgeons and physicians involved in the care of bariatric patients must be aware of this potentially serious complication.
- Subjects
BARIATRIC surgery; WERNICKE'S encephalopathy; VITAMIN B1 deficiency; ALCOHOLISM; VOMITING; GASTRIC bypass
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 11, p1594
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-010-0116-0