Polyneuropathy, Myocardial Dysfunction and Pericardial Effusion Following Duodenal Switch
Meir Mouallem1, Moran Livne Margolin2, Yehudit Eden Friedman2
1Department of Medicine E, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. mouallem@post.tau.ac.il.
Abstract:
Duodenal Switch procedure is a type of bariatric surgery that was reserved for severely morbid obese people. Patients undergoing this procedure are at high risk for nutrient deficiencies. In this report we present a case of a patient who had developed polyneuropathy, generalized muscle weakness, Wernicke encephalopathy, myocardial dysfunction and pericardial effusion six years following this operation. He was treated by multivitamins and trace elements with a complete resolution of all of these disturbances. The patient was fully rehabilitated.
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