Crohn’s disease after gastric bypass surgery

• Published in: BMJ case reports Vol. 2011; no. jun03 1; p. bcr0720103168
• Main Authors: Janczewska, Izabella, Nekzada, Qayium, Kapraali, Marjo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 2011; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
• Subjects: Abscesses; Body mass index; Colon; Colonoscopy; Crohn Disease - etiology; Crohns disease; Diarrhea; Dumping syndrome; Female; Fistula; Gastric Bypass - adverse effects; Gastrointestinal surgery; Heart surgery; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Irritable bowel syndrome; Laparoscopy; Liver cirrhosis; Male; Medical imaging; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Obesity; Patients; Potassium; Rectum; Scandinavia; Small intestine; Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms; Vagina; Weight control; White
• ISSN: 1757-790X; 1757-790X
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2010.3168

Bariatric surgery for the treatment of severe obesity has increased dramatically in recent years in the USA and parts of Western Europe. The most commonly used technique is the Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGBP). Several nutritional and gastrointestinal complications after bariatric surgery have been described during the last 10 years. The authors present two patients with diarrhoea and malnutrition; one after RYGBP and the other after jejunoileal bypass surgery. These patients were subsequently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.