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Published in: Obesity Surgery 8/2020

01-08-2020 | Bariatric Surgery | Brief Communication

An Effective Way to Treat Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Complicated Post-Distal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Authors: Yuanyuan Sun, Xuehui Chu, Xiaodong Shan, Yuze Shi, Xitai Sun

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 8/2020

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Morbid obesity has received much publicity in recent years; a third of the world’s population are classified as overweight or obese [1]. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been accepted as an effective treatment for morbid obesity, while weather distal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (DRYGB) contributes to more excess weight loss compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass remains controversial [2]. Hyperammonemic encephalopathy (HAE) is one of the nutritional complications following bariatric surgery, which is rare but devastating [3]. In our medical center, we have observed one patient with HAE after distal RYGB. Treated with multiple conservative therapies, her situation remained unstable and thus, we used an effective approach, laparoscopic gastrostomy, to improve her nutritional state by enteral nutrition and assist her recovery from HAE. …
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Metadata
Title
An Effective Way to Treat Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Complicated Post-Distal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Authors
Yuanyuan Sun
Xuehui Chu
Xiaodong Shan
Yuze Shi
Xitai Sun
Publication date
01-08-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04557-6

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