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Ileectomy-induced Bile Overaccumulation in Mouse Intestine
Published on: August 21, 2017
[When the intestine swallows the pounds]
Pavol Mikula1,2, Matthias Unseld3,4,5, Hans Jürgen Heppner6,3
1Klinik für Geriatrie und Geriatrische Tagesklinik, Klinikum Bayreuth, Medizinischer Campus Oberfranken (MCO), Preuschwitzer Straße 101, 95448, Bayreuth, Deutschland. pavol.mikula@uk-erlangen.de.
Abstract:
The case of an 88-year-old male patient with progressive, unintentional weight loss is reported. The condition was subjectively asymptomatic and subsequently completely reversible. Following a comprehensive internal medicine examination, chronic mesenteric ischemia due to arteriosclerosis was identified as the cause and treated interventionally. Over time, the patient experienced significant weight gain, a comparatively rare phenomenon in very old geriatric patients. Broad and targeted investigation of the cause and interventional therapies are safe and feasible even in old age.
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