التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Recurrent Wernicke Encephalopathy in an Adolescent Female Following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. |
| المؤلفون: |
Stenerson, Matthew, Renaud, Deborah, Dufendach, Kevin, Swain, James, Zarroug, Abdalla, Homme, Jason, Kumar, Seema |
| المصدر: |
Clinical Pediatrics; Nov2013, Vol. 52 Issue 11, p1067-1069, 3p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BARIATRIC surgery, LAPAROSCOPIC surgery, VITAMIN B1, VITAMIN B1 deficiency, GASTRIC bypass, WERNICKE'S encephalopathy, DISEASE complications, DIAGNOSIS |
| مستخلص: |
The article describes the case of a 17-year-old female who developed recurrent Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) one year after undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery to address medically complicated obesity. Brief details on the medical history of the patient are offered, noting that her initial postoperative course was uneventful. Aside from vomiting, some of the symptoms she reported before being diagnosed with WE include inability to tolerate solid foods. |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
