Kwashiorkor after gastric bypass.
Raelina S HowellShrey ShahSaila KhanCollin E M BrathwaitePatrizio PetroneJun LevinePublished in: Journal of surgical case reports (2023)
Gastric bypass has grown in popularity in recent years due to its high efficacy in achieving long-term weight loss in patients with morbid obesity. Gastric bypass has been described to further exacerbate baseline nutritional deficiencies due to reduced gastric capacity and malabsorption. In rare cases, when protein deficiency is severe, Kwashiorkor disease may arise. The incidence of Kwashiorkor specifically following gastric bypass is rare, with an incidence of 4.7%. We report a case of a female patient who underwent a gastric bypass and subsequently developed Kwashiorkor. Physicians' suspicion of index for Kwashiorkor should be high for patients presenting with signs or symptoms of severe malnutrition following weight-loss procedures.
Keyphrases
- gastric bypass
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- obese patients
- risk factors
- glycemic control
- early onset
- primary care
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- case report
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- small molecule
- drug induced
- binding protein
- depressive symptoms
- sleep quality
- protein protein