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Search Results for Bariatric Surgery
Abstract Number: 150
SHM Converge 2023
Background: A higher Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prevalence was associated with increased rates of post-operative complications including increased marginal ulceration and leak rates. Limited studies described prevalence of H. pylori in patients undergoing bariatric surgery and H. pylori associated upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). Primary Aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence […]
Abstract Number: 392
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 34 y.o. female with a past medical history significant only for morbid obesity. She had a gastric sleeve placed 3 months ago, in order to promote weight loss. Two weeks ago, the patient experienced the onset of blurred vision, clumsiness, ambulatory dysfunction, and generalized weakness. At that time, she […]
Abstract Number: 456
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old female with history of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), morbid obesity, and eight weeks status-post sleeve gastrectomy presented with 50-pound weight loss and mental status changes. Other symptoms included nausea, vomiting, and poor oral intake. Days to weeks prior to admission she developed generalized weakness, gait disturbance, diplopia, vertigo, and slowed mentation […]
Abstract Number: 489
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with roux-en-y gastric bypass fourteen years ago with complications and multiple adhesions, hiatal hernia associated with nausea and vomiting, and subsequent small bowel resection last year, started to experience cognitive changes and short-term memory loss. He has also experienced problems with balance, generalized weakness, and unintentional 60-pound weight loss. His […]
Abstract Number: 907
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Thiamine deficiency is a known complication of bariatric surgery presenting commonly as Wernicke encephalopathy or dry beriberi. Pure sensory ascending neuropathy as a presenting complaint, however, is rare, which we describe here in the acute setting after intragastric balloon (IGB) placement. A 48 year old obese but otherwise healthy female underwent an uncomplicated […]