Weakness after gastric bypass

Craig G. Chang, Thomas S. Helling, Whitney E. Black, Marilyn M. Rymer

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Abstract

Two patients underwent gastric bypasses and had uneventful hospital courses. In the early postoperative periods, both developed severe, protracted vomiting, weakness, and hyporeflexia. After thorough laboratory and clinical evaluations by neurologists, the patients were diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, although there were many atypical features. The clinical presentations of these patients are very similar to case reports of nutritional polyneuropathy associated with gastric partitioning. This paper addresses the difficulties of differentiating these two diagnoses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)592-597
Number of pages6
JournalObesity Surgery
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Gastric bypass
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Morbid obesity
  • Nutritional polyneuropathy
  • Vitamin deficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

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